Baragatan sa Palawan Festival 🎉

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The word "baragatan" is a Cuyunon/Agutaynen word means meeting up. 

The festival is a celebration of people, culture and arts, honoring the province's Founding Anniversary, which falls on June 23. 

People from different municipalities meet and celebrate the festival with food, music, arts, games, and other cultural activities that bring pride and joy to all Palaweños. The province's annual huge event is of course celebrated in June for more than 2 weeks long. 

Some activities during the event are the following:
1. Street Dancing
Group of performers from different municipalities wear colorful and extraordinary costumes, predicting the local culture, and dance on the street, competing other municipalities.

2. Paantiguan (pagandahan ng performance) 
This contest is designed for the officials and regular employees from different Local Government Units in the province. They perform on the street during the parade and in the capitol ground's convention center. 

3. Float parade 
The float parade is done together with the Opening parade, and this year, with Pantiguan as well. 
Surely, the floats  (made from indigenous and recyclable materials) are also one of the most awaited creations the crowd want to witness during the parade. 

4. Mutya ng Palawan 
Similar to other provinces, cities or municipalities, pageantry is one of the most exciting and popular programs during  the festival. Mutya

5. Sports tournaments
Apart from the very popular sports in the country, basketball, table tennis badminton, air soft, cycling among others are competed during the event. 

6. Travel and Tourism Fair 
This three-day fair is always included in the celebration of the festival since marketing Palawan's tourist destinations is of paramount importance. (I'll be sharing more of this next time.) 

7. Agri-trade Fair 
Of course, not only the tourist destinations should be marketed, but also the products of the different municipalities in the province. 
Booths' designs are really amazing, showing their creativity using local products and indigenous materials. 
8. Quiz Bee and other inter-scholastic competitions 
Battle of the brain is definitely present in the celebration, which I believe is a must.😉 

9. Job Fair

10. Other entertainments and contests 
With today's trend, Tiktok challenge, selfie and groufie contests and of course Vlogging will not be missed aside from concerts, band and song competitions. 

Book your flights now at Cebu Pacific or Philippine Airlines  for you to visit the province and experience Baragatan Festival as the celebration is still on going as of this publishing. 👌

Happy Baragatan Palaweños! 🎉

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