The Salakayan festival of Miagao is held every first week of February. Salakayan, coined from a Hiligaynon term “salakay” or “ to attack,” is a street dance-drama that merges arts, lore and customs of the town.
It tells of personal power and daily activities of the people. The main theme depicts the victorious battle waged by the locals against Muslim marauders sometime in 1754. An important historical occasion for the people of Miag-ao, this annual festivity attracts guests to its weeklong activity of Food Fair, Agro-industrial and Trade Fair, Fluvial Parade, Higante contest, Literary Musical contest, Evening Socials and the hablon and patadyong Fashion show. The Gigantes Festival, personifying the prominent persons in Miagao’s history in large well-made mascots, is also a highlight of the Salakayan Festival
Text from Iloilo Provincial Website
ahai..la ka pix xng salakayan?teh invite taka xa Salakayan festival ha? januaru 27-Feb 3..tani kakuha ka pics..
Uu, I will be going there since we have no class kay Jaro Fiesta man
hai…taga jaro kah,,,oopzz..c sir jhong,,klala muh..mztah lng ah…tnx gd…jejejejejejej
ka.ayu gd xng.salakayan…we’re proud 2 b miagawanon…go…go…go TRIBO KABUGWASON
im proud to be tribu kabugwason!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hahahaha….who is the best among the rest..niky by.e lng nah ang mga….LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL…….mean LAH LNG….hahah tnx god…ang mga,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,pazaway,,,nga….bata ni ay;;jowk..
niky…by.e lng nah….my POETRY IN MOTION TAH…jejejejejeejej…lah clah…CHAMPION TAH XA CONG…DIVISION TAH PAH DANGAT….ANU PGADO…INTEGRATED TAH….JEJEJEJEJEJEJE…THE POETRY N MOTION FAMILY…..TNX
TNX POH….THE FESTIVAL IS VERY NICE…..4 THE TRIBU KABUGWASON…………………………………….A VERY NICE PERFORMANCE………..BZTA LA LNG LIMTANAY…XA OVERNYT TAH HAI PAZAWAY KHIT KAPUY….TAWANAN AT IYAKAN TAH ‘GRAT’ZZ GD AH…
….FOR SALAKAYAN FESTIVAL TRIBES CONTEST…
THE PALACA DAMILISAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL REALLY AMAZED THE AUDIENCE WITH THEIR SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCES…
THEY HAVE GOOD CHOREOGRAPHY AND VERY GOOD INTERPRETATION OF HOW MIAGAOANONS FAUGHT AGAINST MORO.
BALANTAYAN GID INI NGA TRIBU…
TRIBU TABUN AK IS THE PIPOLS CHOICE,,,
PAG USWAG MIAGAO!
ANU MAN…
IHAW IHAW…
BISAN MANGKUTUN NYU PA MGA NAGLILIGAD NILA NA PERFORMANCES,,,
THE BEST…
kami na audience lng…para samun baskug gid sila ya,,,
huo ehh,,
TABUN AK IS ALWAYS AT THE FRONT COVER OF A MAG/ NEWSPAPER…
UPLOAD LNG SA YOUTUBE MGA PERFORMANCE NILA
KY WALA WALA GID NA YA MGA GAKALADAUG DA SA TRIBES CONTEST NGA INA….
I agree with you Jesse, tribu tabun-ak showed a very spectacular and wonderful performance. They have really expressed through their great performances and artistic choreography even in their performances in other years. Indeed, a positive and amazed gestures were seen in the aidience face through-out and after their performance. They got a loud applause from the mob. Many have really wondered why they haven’t won. Is it because of something fishy out there?
I heared that It’s have been almost every year that the tribe was issued of something that nothing was even proved to be correct. I wonder why…
Hoping that the truth will be uncovered and next year another great performance is waiting for , hoping that there will be credible and unbiassed judges. More power to all the miagaowanons and to tribu tabun-ak. God bless to all of you!
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tribu tabun-ak’s outstanding performances during the opening salvo and tribe competition for the salakayan festival 2008 are now on YOUTUBE!
watch now at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XatPpqdhTUw
don’t miss this spectacular performance of the real winner in salakayan.
Go Tribu Tabun-ak!
ulo nyo!!!!! sin o gd kamo hw? palakpalak man
tingala ko man nga 3rd place lng kamo ay…..
mga hambug!!!!!!!!
maman an ta lng ra sa feb. ah. . . .
go tribu kabugwason!!!!!!!!!!!
sin-o s aton ang hmbog eh… tingala q nag champion kmu… gaya-gaya lng ubra nyo..entrance nu preho sng tabun-ak sang 2008..ang first attack…tpos, pati prayer and mourning, gn sunod nyo man ang triangle nga tela sng mga boys…pti finale na tambourine, ginaya nyo man… so, champion gd man kmu sa panggagaya…CongRtas for a jod well done!!!
dis s 4 u:
G orgeous
A nd
Y our
A mazing
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G reat!
A nother
Y ear
A gain
…in short, GAYA-GAYA ;-}
la to ya namun gngaya ang tambourine nyu ah..!
cn-u ang nagpa FCDSA sa folk dance aw?
diba iya ka MNHS..
did2 to ya gnkuha..
weeeeee…..
ok…la nyu nga gn gaya ang tambourine…pero entrance nyu, halata gd nga gin gaya nyu.. one thing pa is the fact nga pani ang pag use sang mga boys sng black triangle na panyo sa mourning is very obvious…sana, gn iba nyu man lng ang shape pra di halata..pwede tni square…pero congrats ha…winner gd ya kmu…sa panggagaya!!!
hello
…gaga la kmi ga gayagaya..kmo gd…mga langto ulo…….mo na ga padayaw by,,.,,…bskan isa la gd,,,,,lawlaw..
sure kaw nga la kmu ga panggaya… watch nyu kaya performanz sang tabun-ak sang 2008 and compare nyu sa performanz nyu xubong…entrance plang, hlata na..pti mourning and prayer..Congratz s pangagaya, nag champion kmu..cn-o s aton law-law eh..tingala q man nag saylo ng mga alumni nyu nga mga drummers s tabun-ak…
so wats da point kn nagsaylo ang alumni?
anoh gd lang to b performance nyu kn la cla?
dapt gne pasalamt pa kmu na..
bsan hmblon nyu pa nga gngaya py
mas name man performance ka kabugwason..
…we don’t depend sa kakayahan sng alumni nyu…the fact, we could afford to hire drummers…mas prefer p gni mag hire nlang drummers kaysa gn kuha ang mga lumni nyu…law-ay gd ya..congrats,..kay sa panggagaya nyu…nami performance nyu…nag champion p kmo…you hit the bird in just one stone!!..
Please refrain from using Muslim marauders because that is politically incorrect. Use Moros instead since those who attacked Miagao were dark-skinned people which is much related to the term Moros.
hi im traveling with friends from manila to iloilo this feb.4-9 hoping that we could join the salakay festival,how can we get there & when is the festival? is there a hotel or beach near by to checkin?