Painted revelers add color to Leyte's twin festivals
Published Jun 28, 2019 05:24 pm
By Marie Tonette Marticio
TACLOBAN CITY – Revelers smeared their faces with colorful paint as they joined the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals here.
Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Leyte (Marie Marticio / MANILA BULLETIN)
The event’s organizers have the revived the pamintar, encouraging spectators to put on paint to add to the merriment and in keeping with the Pintados tradition.
Throngs watched the grand parade and dance numbers of the three competing groups in the Pintados Festival and the four contingents in the Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals, as organizers belied posts on social media they were shutting down the annual event.
"We will not waiver nor slacken our continuous celebration, and we will constantly be here for you to showcase the culture and tradition of Leyte" Palo Mayor Remedios Petilla, Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals chair, said.
Now on its 24th year, Kasadyaan is held in honor of Señor Santo Niño de Tacloban, whose feast day is June 30.
Petilla also announced that the silver anniversary celebration of the festival will be grander next year.
The Pintados refers to a group of tattooed warriors in Samar and Leyte, and Kasadyaan is a Visayan word for “merriment.”
Eugene Tan, the president of Pintados Foundation, said he was proud that the festival has attracted champions of the Aliwan Festival such as the Pasaka Festival of Tanauan, Leyte. and Buyogan Festival of Abuyog, Leyte.
"We go for quality over quantity. We challenge all those local government units to come back and join next year," he said.
The Pasaka Festival of Tanauan, Leyte was named back-to-back champion, winning P750,000.
The group also P100,000 for Best in Festival Costume and P150,000 for Best in Festival Music.
The Tolo-Usa Festival of Tolosa, Leyte, bagged second place for P500,000.
Each contingent in the Kasadyaan Festival also received P500000 thousand from the provincial government as a subsidy.
Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Leyte (Marie Marticio / MANILA BULLETIN)
The event’s organizers have the revived the pamintar, encouraging spectators to put on paint to add to the merriment and in keeping with the Pintados tradition.
Throngs watched the grand parade and dance numbers of the three competing groups in the Pintados Festival and the four contingents in the Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals, as organizers belied posts on social media they were shutting down the annual event.
"We will not waiver nor slacken our continuous celebration, and we will constantly be here for you to showcase the culture and tradition of Leyte" Palo Mayor Remedios Petilla, Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals chair, said.
Now on its 24th year, Kasadyaan is held in honor of Señor Santo Niño de Tacloban, whose feast day is June 30.
Petilla also announced that the silver anniversary celebration of the festival will be grander next year.
The Pintados refers to a group of tattooed warriors in Samar and Leyte, and Kasadyaan is a Visayan word for “merriment.”
Eugene Tan, the president of Pintados Foundation, said he was proud that the festival has attracted champions of the Aliwan Festival such as the Pasaka Festival of Tanauan, Leyte. and Buyogan Festival of Abuyog, Leyte.
"We go for quality over quantity. We challenge all those local government units to come back and join next year," he said.
The Pasaka Festival of Tanauan, Leyte was named back-to-back champion, winning P750,000.
The group also P100,000 for Best in Festival Costume and P150,000 for Best in Festival Music.
The Tolo-Usa Festival of Tolosa, Leyte, bagged second place for P500,000.
Each contingent in the Kasadyaan Festival also received P500000 thousand from the provincial government as a subsidy.