Dona Milagros Osmena National High School

Lugo, Borbon, Cebu

Tuba Festival NarrativeReport

To pay the honor of patron saint, St. Sebastian Martyr, Tuba Festival
is celebrated. The main feature of this event is the road dancing which
includes a traditional prayer for a bountiful harvest and each barangays
take part. The Tuba Festival of Borbon is a tribute to the tradition of
townsfolk faith, celebrations, food, work, livelihood, arts and crafts. They
used sugong (bamboo container for tuba) which is very important to the
product of tuba (coconut wine). Tuba is what Rajah Humabon offered to our
first Spanish visitors led by Fernando Magallanes. And was likewise offered
to our ancestral Gods before becoming Christians.

Tuba Festival is a celebration that takes places in the town of Borbon,

Cebu in offering honor to patron holy person, St. Sebastian Martyr. The
peoples of Borbon celebrated the Tuba festival with great enthusiasm by
performing dance on beautiful roads of Borbon and peoples usually likes to
wear new clothes on this auspicious event. Local people are dauntless in
commending this celebration and they make it a point that more youthful
age will ready to get the heart of this event.

The Tuba Festival of Dona Milagros Osmena National High School

Contingent during their dance performance for the ritual showdown
category at the playground center. Borbon is a town in Cebu known for its
production of "tuba" or coconut wine. This wine is not only sold directly to
the market, but also offered to guests, served on birthdays and town
fiestas.

Prepared by:

ROSALIE P.MAESTRE Noted by:

SST-1 NORMAN A. BREGENTE

School Head