Kasadyahan
kasadyahan festival cultural festival part larger dinagyang festival held annually fourth saturday january iloilo city philippine precedes main highlight dinagyang ati tribe competition take place following day sunday competition among cultural festival different city town western visayas region word kasadyahan derived hiligaynon word sadya mean joy merriment happiness kasadyahan festival first celebrated january became part dinagyang festival showcase talent student well rich cultural heritage province iloilo first year event school various town city province participated competition recent time cultural competition confined province become regional event accepting entry province region showcasing best western visayas cultural historical heritage proposal separate kasadyahan dinagyang festival never finalized proposal came july iloilo festival foundation inc iffi announced starting kasadyahan would longer part dinagyang instead brought sadsad merrymaking tradition atiatihan festival kalibo aklan consideration made celebration kasadyahan festival separate month possibly incorporated celebration iloilo city charter day however plan got canceled due pandemic subsequently festival returned kasadyahan regional cultural competition dinagyang festival schedule taking place saturday preceding main event mardi gras celebration ati tribe competition sunday first time dinagyang iloilo provincial government hosting edition kasadyahan showcased different competing festival province kasadyahan festival officially begin opening salvo first friday january mark introduction main event competition participating festival various part region provide sneak peek performance kasadyahan mainly divided two segment cultural street dance performance competing group guest performer noncompeting group featuring entry different part western visayas winning group festival designated official entry kasadyahan event participating festival showcase dance skill narrating story related local culture lineup includes wellknown festival like atiatihan kalibo aklan masskara bacolod manggahan guimaras well lesserknown equally captivating celebration kasag banate iloilo pinta flores san carlos negro occidental sugilanon roxas city capiz entry festival part country particularly hiligaynonspeaking province soccsksargen region mindanao also accepted talakudong tacurong sultan kudarat hinugyaw koronadal south cotabato dinagyang medium related kasadyahan festival wikimedia common