INTRODUCTION: GOOD AFTERNOON SIR MIKE AND FELLOW CLASSMATES.

TODAY WE ARE
GOING TO PRESENT THE KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL ABOUT ITS MEANING AND DETAILS.
LET’S BEGIN.

PERFORMANCE IN MUSIC

GROUP 2:
CHRISTIAN VEROSIL
DAVID SABANDO
EZEKIEL ESTINOS
LOUIE LARA
SOPHIA AHMED
AYANNA CANGAS
BRADLY SIAPNO
GIAN CASTRO

SUBMITTED TO:

SIR MICHAEL EDPAO

NAME OF FESTIVAL: KADAYAWAN

INTRODUCTION: GOOD AFTERNOON SIR MIKE AND FELLOW CLASSMATES. TODAY WE ARE
GOING TO PRESENT THE KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL ABOUT ITS MEANING AND DETAILS.
LET’S BEGIN.

SO WHAT IS KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL?

-The Kadayawan Festival is an annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. Its name

derives from the friendly greeting "Madayaw", from the Dabawenyo word meaning good,
valuable, superior or beautiful. The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts
of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living. It is held every
third week of August.

The Origin of Kadayawan Festival

What started as a humble tribal gathering in the early days has now
transformed into the celebration Davaoeños experience today.

The festival’s name is derived from the Mandaya word “madayaw,”

meaning treasured or valuable, as the locals use this time to give
thanks for the season’s bountiful harvest. Back in the day, the ethnic
INTRODUCTION: GOOD AFTERNOON SIR MIKE AND FELLOW CLASSMATES. TODAY WE ARE
GOING TO PRESENT THE KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL ABOUT ITS MEANING AND DETAILS.
LET’S BEGIN.
tribes of Davao would come together to celebrate abundant crops,
performing rituals that paid tribute to the nature gods.

They used to display fruits, vegetables, flowers, rice, and corn

grains on their mats and at the front of their houses as a sign of
respect for the great year they’ve had. They used to sing and dance
as well, much like what they do today.

In the 1970s, then Mayor Elias B. Lopez, encouraged the different

Davao tribes to showcase their thanksgiving rituals. In 1986, the
Davao City government launched a project that aimed to unite the
people during the turbulent times of the Martial Law. Back then, the
name of the festival was called Apo Duwaling, after three natural
wonders you can find the region: Mt. Apo, Durian, and Waling-
waling.

It was first officially renamed as the Kadayawan Festival in 1988 by

then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, and now, over 30 years later, it’s still
being celebrated.

When is Kadayawan Festival held?

The Kadayawan festival was previously held every third week of
August, highlighting the 11 tribes of Davao City. For the first time,
the usual week-long celebration will be held for a whole month in
2019, from August 1 to 31.

THE END
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