Sangyaw

Sangyaw
Sangyaw
	Street dancing - considered the highlight of Sangyaw festival
Genre	multi-event
Frequency	annually
Location(s)	Tacloban
Inaugurated	1974
Organised by	City Government of Tacloban and Sangyaw Foundation
Website	http://sangyaw.tacloban.gov.ph

Sangyaw Festival is a religious and socio-cultural event in the Philippines. It was revived in 2008 by the city government of Tacloban. Sangyaw means "to herald news" in the Waray language. Various participants from different parts of the country participate in this tribal procession.^[1] It is held a day before the city fiesta. The festival was first held in 1974 but was discontinued in 1987.^[2]

References

^ Grace S. Evardone. The History of Our Valued Culture Eastern Visayas Examiner Vol. 8 Issue No. 18 June 25-July 1, 2008 p. 8. posted 29 June 2008
^ Joey A. Gabieta. "Pontifical Mass highlights today's Tacloban City fiesta" Leyte Samar Daily Express Vol.. XXI No. 189, June 30, 2009 page 19.

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[1] Grace S. Evardone. The History of Our Valued Culture Eastern Visayas Examiner Vol. 8 Issue No. 18 June 25-July 1, 2008 p. 8. posted 29 June 2008

[2] Joey A. Gabieta. "Pontifical Mass highlights today's Tacloban City fiesta" Leyte Samar Daily Express Vol.. XXI No. 189, June 30, 2009 page 19.

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