Tabuan
Festival. It is a series of a week long cultural,
sports and other events. The word "Tabuan" is derived
from the word "market place". It is usually celebrated
as a day for farmers, fishermen, traders and buyers where there
is an exchange of goods, merrymaking, street dancing as a thanksgiving
for blessings and bountiful harvest.
Pagdiwata Ritual Festival. It is a Tagbanua tribal
ritual asking the gods to heal the sick and as a thanksgiving
ceremony.
Tarek
Festival. This particular festival has two ways
to celebrate for the two tribes namely Tagbanua and Batak. For
the Tagbanua, it is a dance ritual comprising the observance
of the Pagdiwata. For the Batak tribe, it is a form of war dance.
Lambay
Festival. A Batak ritual that signals for them
the start of their hunting and gathering season.
Cuyo
Fiesta. Soot-covered revelers perform the At-
street dance to frenzied drumbeats in this celebration.
Pasinggatan
Festival. It is a Festival of Dances and Beauty
Contest together with the continuous Food Festival enhances
the mood of an enjoyable and adventurous summer experience in
Palawan. It
is a form of celebrating the Town Fiesta. Taytay would like
to celebrate a unity of cultures by presenting different cultural
groups perform their songs, dances and beats.
Baragatan
Festival. Palawan’s Baragatan Festival started
off on May 22 with a colorful float parade and an interesting
dance parade billed "Pantiguan sa Baragatan." The
latter is a showdown of municipal officials as they depict their
history, culture, and tradition in dance.
Fourteen
municipalities joined the festival dance competition, among
them are San Vicente, Araceli, Dumaran, El Nido, Linapacan,
Roxas, Coron, Magsaysay (all in Northern Palawan) and Quezon,
Rizal, Sofronio Española, Bataraza, Narra and Brooke’s
Point (all in Southern Palawan). Baragatan
comes from the Cuyuno word "bagat," which means to
meet or to gather. Thus, Baragatan is a convergence of Palaweños
in a cultural, agricultural festival and trade fair.
