Kaamulan
kaamulan festival ethnic cultural festival held annually malaybalay city bukidnon philippine second half february march anniversary date foundation bukidnon province held celebrate culture tradition seven ethnic tribal groups—bukidnon higaonon talaandig manobo matigsalug tigwahanon umayamnon—that originally inhabit province kaamulan come binukid word amul meaning gather kaamulan gathering purpose—a datuship ritual wedding ceremony thanksgiving festival harvest time peace pact together kaamulan started festival may fiesta celebration municipality malaybalay town official thought inviting indigenous people town made perform dance step plaza rizal enliven fiesta celebration celebration however proved popular together national coverage kaamulan festival become regional festival northern mindanao declared regional development council region september kaamulan formerly held first week september transferred present date synchronize foundation celebration province moved month august light th founding anniversary bukidnon festival cited great potential included unesco intangible cultural heritage list late searly – several effort made different individual province organize celebration honor contribution indigenous people bukidnon culture bukidnon organize celebration barangay kalasungay malaybalay may – kaamulan conceptualized vice mayor municipality malaybalay mr edilberto mamawag invited indigenous bukidnon tribespeople celebration town fiesta honor malaybalays patron saint san isidro labrador mamawag thought dance step native plaza rizal would enliven fiestagoers september – kaamulan adopted regional festival northern mindanao regional development council resolution november – – first organized kaamulan festival held province bukidnon sponsored provincial government mark formal establishment festival province – kaamulan held every first friday september – date kaamulan moved september second half february march foundation day celebration province bukidnon – president gloria macapagalarroyo graced celebration several native woman dressed ethnic costume first kaamulan offroad challenge first kaamulan invitational shoot fest added activity festival bansagen exhibit bukidnon contemporary art done group bukidnonbased artist done first time – first national folklore conference held consonance celebration kaamulan festival indigenous song writing clinic student general public held champion street dancing competition municipality malitbog – mark th year celebration province kaamulan festival formal date establishment theme celebration spiritual awakening also mark th foundation day celebration province bukidnon municipality kibawe street dancing competition followed talakag malaybalay city kitaotao float competition followed kadingilan kibawe typical indigenous people province broadly identified two ethnical origin namely bukidnon manobo bukideño distinct physical characteristic may describe slight build body slanting eyelet relatively high nose lip range medium brown light skin color speak binukid distinctive tone unlike dialect manobo negrito mixture resembles small body dark skin curly hair broad flat nose socially socalled bukidnon live relative flatlands bukidnon plateau already adopted christian way utilized modern technology manobos live mountain want mingle christian people believed bukidnon advanced stage development developed culture tradition bukidnon tribe classified lowland socially acculturated christian adopting modern technology educational enhancement following medium related kaamulan festival wikimedia common official website province bukidnon official website city malaybalay