Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The Iloilo Dinagyang

Just like most festivals in January, Dinagyang is a thanksgiving for and a celebration in honor of Sr. Santo Nino. But it prides itself as a festival of excellent folk choreography, a showcase of Ilonggo heritage and culture. It is as grand as Iloilo's old churches and mansions. It is as crisp as pinasugbong saging, as delectable as pancit molo and batchoy.



Highlights of the Festival

The religious highlight is the fluvial procession along Iloilo River. The cultural highlights are the Kasadyahan and the Ati-atihan parades and competitions.The fluvial procession is on a Friday of the Dinagyang week. Devotees carrying assorted images of the Child Jesus ride in motorized bancas from the mouth of the river towards the pier area where the foot parade would start and then back to the church.

Held on a Saturday, Kasadyahan is a cultural parade. The presentation is theatrical and in local color.

The Ati-atihan contest on a Sunday, is a big event. Participated in by at least twenty groups or tribe, the warriors wipe black soot all over their body and dance to the drumbeats.

Primary reason for starting the Dinagyang Festival. The festival was first started to celebrate the feast of the Sto. Nino. From a parish church festivity to honor the Child Jesus, the celebration has evolved to become a religious-cultural activity. It is now a vehicle to promote Iloilo as a tourist and investment destination.

Dinagyang Song. Dinagyang Song tells of how Iloilo got its name, how it was sold by the aborigines to the Borneans led by a Datu Paiburong. It also describes Ilonggos' proud heritage, industry and peaceful existence. It spells out hope and progress through Dinagyang.

Responses Dinagyang has been getting from audiences and media over the years. The performances have awed audiences because of its spectacle - the choreography, costumes and music are very impressive. Especially, the choreography which has been noted by no less than the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The commission has tagged Dinagyang as the "Festival of Excellent Folk Choreography".

Through the years, the festival has gained national prominence and recognition by winning the national street dancing competition. Now, people know that Dinagyang is Iloilo, and Iloilo is Dinagyang!

Dagoy Dons new identity

Schedule of Activities 2009

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Monday, January 12, 2009

List of Participants

Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Ati Competition
January 25, 2009
1. Tribu Paghidaet
2. Tribu Ilonganon
3. Ang Taga Jaro
4. Tribu Silak
5. Tribu Atub-Atub
6. Tribu Panagat ( formerly Tribu Parianon)
7. Tribu Pag-asa
8. Tribu Pana-ad
9. Tribu Molave
10. Tribu Aninipay
11. Tribu Milagrosa (formerly Tribu Baryohanon)
12. Tribu Bantu
13. Tribu Hamili
14. Tribu Angola
15. Tribu Himala
16. Tribu Himal-us
17. Tribu Bola- Bola

Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Kasadyahan Competition
January 24, 2009
Tribu Jimanban - New Lucena
Tribu Bayluhay - San Joaquin
Tribu Saad - Leganes
Tribu Tultugan - Maasin, Iloilo
Tribu Mandurriaonon - Mandurriao
Tribu Kasag of the Kasag Festival - Banate

Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Kasadyahan Non- Competing Tribe
January 24, 2009
St. Therese College Dance Group
Annie Divinagracia -Sartorio School of Perfroming Arts
Kawilihan-University of San Agustin
Sigrab Perfroming Arts - University of Iloilo
Panayana - WVSU
Irong-Irong - WVSU
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Schedule of Activities 2009

January 12, 2009 - Monday
4:00 PM Ms. Iloilo Dinagyang 2009 Newspaper Gown Competition & Talent Showcase SM City Iloilo

January 13, 2009 - Tuesday
1:00 - 4:00 PM Ms. Iloilo Dinagyang 2009 Pre-Judging Iloilo Grand Hotel

January 14-22, 2009
Masses San Jose Parish Church

January 14, 2009 - Wednesday
2:00 PM Iloilo Songbirds Years, SM City Iloilo, Event Center
5:30 PM Turning Over Ceremony for Incoming Hermano & Hermana Mayor San Jose Parish Church

January 14-15, 2009
Ms. Iloilo Dinagyang 2009 Rehearsal

January 16, 2009 - Friday
2:30 PM Mass for opening Salvo of Tribe Dancers San Jose Parish Church
3:00 PM OPENING SALVO Judging Area
5:00 PM Exhibit of Student-Generated Project WVSU Cultural Center
6:00 PM Multiple Intelligences in motion with PDA Winners Laarni & Bugoy WVSU Cultural Center

January 16-18, 2009
10:00 AM The Ist SM Dinagyang Motorsports SM City Iloilo, Parking Lot

January 17, 2009 - Saturday
7:00 PM Coronation Night, MS. ILOILO DINAGYANG 2009 Colegio de San Jose Auditorium
CHEERLEADING by the U.P. PEP SQUAD
SM Little, Warriors Dinagyang Costume Contest SM City Iloilo

January 17-18, 2009
Warriors Parade SM City Iloilo

January 18, 2009 - Sunday
8:00 AM - 12:00 NN Medical Mission San Jose Parish Church
10:00 AM Dressing up Dagoy SM City Iloilo, Event Center
4:00 PM SM Little Dinagyang Warriors SM City Iloilo, Event Center
4:00 PM Dinagyang Idol 2009 Opening Salvo; Showcase of (2)combined talents (10 contestants) Robinsons Place Iloilo

January 19, 2009 - Monday
9:00 AM.Healing Mass San Jose Parish Church
4:00 PM SM Department Store Dinagyang Show with Dingdong Dantes SM City Iloilo

January 19-20, 2009 - Monday and Tuesday
Night Final Rehearsal, Dinagyang Ati Tribes 2009 Dinagyang Parade Route

January 19-25, 2009
Dinagyang Mallwide Festival Sale SM City Iloilo

January 20, 2009 - Tuesday
10:00 AM Lunch Date for the Elders around the Barangay San Jose Parish Church

January 21, 2009 - Wednesday
7:00 AM Arrival of Pilgrim Image of Señor Santo Niño from Cebu City to Iloilo Port Terminal
4:00 PM Coronation of Queen Juana 2009 & Dinagyang Niño 2009 San Jose Parish Church Night Final Rehearsal, Kasadyahan 2009 Dinagyang Parade Route

January 22, 2009
10:00 AM THE WORLD'S BIGGEST LAPAZ BATCHOY BOWL LaPaz Plaza, Iloilo City

January 22-25, 2009 - (Thursday-Sunday)
2:00 PM - 12:00 MN Iloilo Hotel Resort & Restaurant Association Food Festival(IHRRA) Delgado St., Iloilo City

January 23, 2009 - Friday
800 AM TAMBOR TRUMPA MARTSA MUSIKA Freedom Grandstand
10:00 AM GMA 7- Debate Grand Finals SM City Iloilo, Event Center
1:00 PM FLUVIAL PROCESSION from Fort San Pedro Drive Inn to disembark in front of Customs House and followed by Solemn Procession to San Jose Church San Jose Parish Church
2:00 PM Dinagyang Kapamilya Dance Showdown, Grand Finals with Guest Artist Rayver Cruz SM City Event Center
5:00 PM - 2:00 AM Handog ng Bomboo Radyo @ Star FM Featuring Callalily & Jennifer Lee SM City Iloilo, Parking Lot
5:30 PM Santo Niño mass in English to be followed by blessings of children, pregnant mothers Santo Niño images San Jose Parish Church
6:00 PM GMA, Kapuso Night Freedom Grandstand
7:00 PM LUCES IN THE SKY SM City Iloilo

January 23-24, 2009
2nd ILOILO DINAGYANG 2009 AGE-GROUP SWIMFEST Iloilo Sports Complex

January 23-25, 2009
SM Street Party & Food Festival SM City around Mall

January 24, 2009 - Saturday
7:00 AM Mass for Kasadyahan San Jose Parish Churh
8:00 AM KASADYAHAN Competition Freedom Grandstand and other stages SPONSORS MARDI GRAS Freedom Grandstand & other stages
6:00 PM ABS-CBN, KAPAMILYA NIGHT [Jericho Rosales] @ SM City
6:00 PM ABS-CBN, KAPAMILYA NIGHT [John Loyd and Cristine Reyes] @ Freedom Grandstand
7:00 PM LUCES IN THE SKY SM City Iloilo
7:00 PM BAMBOO, Spongecola, Callalily @ Riverside Boardwalk
7:00 PM Religious Sad-sad to Sr. Sto. Niño San Jose Parish Church
11:00 PM BLOOMFIELDS SM City Iloilo, Parking Lot

January 25, 2009 - Sunday
6:30 AM Concelebrated high mass for devotees, Tribes, Gov't. Officials, LOMAS in attendance San Jose Parish Church
8:00 AM DINAGYANG CONTEST Freedom Grandstand and other stages
4:00 PM Dinagyang Fashion Show SM City Iloilo, Event Center
4:00 PM Dinagyang Idol 2009 Elimination/Showcase of Two (2) combined talents and Grand Finals (10 contestants) Robinsons Place Iloilo
5:00 PM Salvo of A Thousand Drums Iloilo Sports Complex
7:00 PM Closing & Awarding with PAGCOR’s Wanders & Fireworks Iloilo Dinagyang Awarding Ceremonies Iloilo Sports Complex
11:00 PM TM Power Piso Dinagyang Party with Parokya ni Edgar SM City Iloilo, Parking Lot

January 26, 2009 - Monday
5:30 PM Thanksgiving Mass with all members of 2009 Iloilo Dinagyang Festival Working Committees San Jose Parish Church

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Dagoy Dons new identity


Dagoy, the six feet nine inches tall three dimension mascot of Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival. Slips on a new identity.He is no longer the black colored mascot once perceived to be the true color of an Aeta Dagoy, a friendly Aeta kid, a miniature of the Dinagyang warrior is now dark brown. City Tourism officer Benito Jimena, also the executive director of the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. explains that dark brown is the authentic color of Aetas. By adopting the actual color, the foundation at the same time corrects the notion that natives are black.

The Aetas are believed to be descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines that arrived through land bridges linking the country to the Asian mainland some 30,000 years ago says one theory. The migration may have happened when the Malay Peninsula was then connected with Sumatra and other Sunda islands.

This suggests that the original inhabitants are not black because the Malayans are not. Jimena likewise opines that the new innovation would create a distinct identity for the Dinagyang Festival and not be classified as a copycat of other festivals that use black warriors like the Ati-Atihan of Kalibo and Sinulog of Cebu. Henceforth Dagoy’s skin color will be dark brown. This will be the same color that Dinagyang warriors will use when they perform during the Dinagyang Festival.

Dagoy still wears a fiberglass headdress bearing the picture of Sto. Niño. He is garb with a camel-colored loincloth which is the typical attire of an Aeta. Dagoy is holding a drum made of fiberglass with the logo of the Iloilo City Government printed at the center. His hands and feet are adorned with multi-colored bracelets, similar to these being worn by a Dinagyang warrior. Dagoy was introduced four years ago. His first public appearance was on December 11, 2004 at D Fort in Taguig during the official launching f the festival in Manila. It was followed by several engagements when he officially represents the Dinagyang Festival to various functions.

This year Dagoy is not alone. With him are thousands of little “Dagoy dolls.” The clamor for Dagoy Dolls was so intense that the organizer finally gave in. The IDFI commissioned the Sampaguita Gardens, maker of the well-known Precious Moments dolls, to manucfacture 2,000 Dagoy dolls. A Dagoy doll stands nine-inches and comes in different designs. A Dagoy holding a spear or Dagoy clothe in native Ilonggo garments. Every year the foundation is always ready to introduce novel ideas to make Dinagyang Festival the best ever. The change in color of Dagoy and the introduction of Dagoy dolls are but products of the ingenuity of People working to ensure the success of the festival. (Perla Lena)

Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc.
Dinagyang Lounge
Iloilo Freedom Grandstand
J.M. Basa Street, Iloilo CtiyTel. No. (+6333) 300 4764
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