Binirayan festival
binirayan festival annual monthlong cultural festival province antique philippine held every december festival commemorates arrival malay migrant prior spanish conquest documented maragtas compilation legend oral history pedro alcantara monteclaro binirayan come karaya word biray translates sailboat word binirayan literally mean sailed festival conceived governor evelio javier first celebrated january – festival moved april – succeeding year celebrated december coincide christmas celebration province assumption governor enrique zaldivar moved back april festival celebrated – due political crisis consequently date festival become one major festival western visayas region suffered inconsistency every change leadership province however provincial board antique passed resolution fixing date celebration april management festival given binirayan foundation inc date set third weekend april date changed december ever since celebrated every december binirayan festival commemorates legend arrival ten bornean datus island aninipay known panay see legend maragtas governor evelio b javier father binirayan festival reminded antiqueños earlier celebration let u gather strand memory past look back pride may look ahead confidence antique tomorrow binirayan festival permanent theme retracing root celebrating culture greatness festival open fluvial parade pantalan port malandog beach hamtic believed original settlement bornean datu malandog historical marker commemorating legendary event beauty pageant cultural show street dancing parade art craft local product exhibit binirayan foundation introduced komedya antiqueña subfestival promote komedyas traditional folk theater atiati popularly known atiatihan philippine fiesta used one main event festival patterned famous atiati aklan binirayan atiati participated people walk life painting face black soot tribe competition held among town barangays popular tribe first decade festival tribu kamihanon bgy tribu bukaka bgy tribu karintukay dagatnon marina tribu campan kampopantalan tribu kaunlaran bgy comon tribe trainer choreographer herman cortez became regular winner represented province dinagyang festival iloilo city tribu binirayan tribu binirayan emerged champion firstever nonilonggo tribe win competition also boosted popularity binirayan festival major festival region vi later year however high cost maintaining tribe prevented many tribe join atiati competition binirayan executive committee repackaged competition malayati competition introduce idea malay ati ancestor antiqueños current malayati performance show historical event folk practice lifestyle antique competition april best best among festival province year new event slated antique international marathon aim aim showcase pristine nature hassle free lifestyle antiqueños also intends put province center sport tourism country aim also spark enthusiasm antiqueños everyone else get sport go outdoors healthy lifestyle part registration fee go beautificationupkeep malandog river malandog river site landing ten malayan datus took place binirayan foundation convened binirayan confab initially billed binirayan summit gathering scholar academician researcher artist cultural worker almost anyone interested antiqueniana confab serf intellectual strand festival according organizer make binirayan festival closer vision bringing together antiqueños look past pride look ahead confidence binirayan festival raucous revelry also time think direction province take antique international marathon raceph retrieved may