Fiesta is one of the traditions of us Filipinos that makes our loved ones and relatives reunited. To the extent that some of our relatives abroad choose to "balikbayan" for this said celebration and festivity. Just like any other places in the country,this celebration may last for almost a month.
Danao City is celebrating its fiesta every third Sunday of September. As you have expected this celebration makes the city go wild and live with its fun and leisure from the start of the day of September until the last day of the month. All this for the celebration of the patron saint Sto. Tomas de Villanueva.
Morning Mass is the dawananons way to start the fiestawhich happened to be every morning of September.
Then on the ninth day before the day of Fiesta there it called Sinugdan or the Torch Parade. The parade routes the whole major streets of Danao City. The parade is always awaited by the Danawanons making the event enjoyable and fun.
All the days and week of the fiesta month was covered with different ways to celebrate that Danawanons anticipated the different events that showcases superb talent and beauty. Also, during fiesta celebration of the city-the city and the government- open waves of agriculture,crafts and small scale business people from other neighboring towns and municipalities through its bazaar and fairs.
Karansa Festival
Karansa comes from the people of Barangay, Suba in Danao City, who are known for pot making, they gather and celebrate for a successful day of work through performing a dance.
Karansa is a dance festival thta shows joy and happiness through performing the four basic, kiay, karag, kurug and kurahay.Contigents from the city, elementary and high school will show the highlights of the festival street dancing, showdown competitions and Karansa Festival Queen.
Concerts of Home Grown and Local Bands
Every night of September, different bands both home-grown, local and even national talents showcases their talents and music genre, sometimes for publicity, charitable, and purely fun purposes for fiesta. Bands waited for that month because its their way making themselves and their band to the Danawanons and to the rest of the world.
Other Talent Competitions
As any other fiesta celebrations, there are always be contest and competitions like singing and dance contests. But, not just that two known contest, there are also competitions that showcases very "buhis- buhay" performances like acrobats, fire-eating man, very intelligent dog etc. And Danawanons call it Danao Got Talent.
Racing and other Sports Competitions
Motor, bicycle, marathon are always present in the list of Danao City Fiesta Celebrations that participated by many Danao sports enthusiast and also sports enthusiast from other places.
Ms. Danao and Other beauty pageants
Every celebration has it, it showcases Danawanon and Filipina beauty to the world. Many beauty titlist started from this kind of amateur pageants. Pageants like Ms and Mr. Danao City, Ms. Teen-Danao, Mutya ng Danao, and also Karansa Festival Queen. Now, pageants are not only for fine ladies and handsome gentlemen but also to some gays and macho-gays who are fierce to show acceptance in the community. In Danao, there are not discriminated..
You have a chance to experience Danao City Fiesta Celebration this coming September 15, 2013. BE THERE
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