Dinagyang Festival 2013

[FireRawkz]

The Dinagyang Festival is celebrated every fourth weekend of January to honor the Christianization of the natives and to respect the Holy Child Jesus. On this day, streets of Iloilo City will once again come alive as the Ilonggos celebrate the annual festivity. It is a very colorful parade coupled with a dramatization in honor of the patron Saint Sto. Niño as the object of performs offerings and prayers amidst the cracking of drums and shouts of "Viva Señor Santo Niño." The thundering of "Hala Bira" by the tribe members makes the celebration a lively one. It is also a very popular tagline used by Ilonggos to express their warm participation during the "Dinagyang" celebration. A tribute in honor of Señor Sto. Niño whom Ilonggos believe was very miraculous in times of famine and drought.

Sharing some of my humble images from the 3 main highlights of the Festival:
I. Diangyang Ati Competition
II. Kasadyahan Regional Cultural Competition
III. Fluvial Procession

First up, the main highlight event:


I. Dinagyang Ati

1. Champion - Tribu Panayanon
Best Choreographer
Best Performance
Best Headdress -Tribu Panayanon
Opening Salvo award:
Best in Performance
Best in Discipline

Tribu Panayanon (in photos) of Iloilo City National High School was the champion of the 2013 Dinagyang Ati competition, and bagged the Best in Head Dress and Best in Choreographer special awards, and Best Choreography and Best in Performance awards. City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said this year’s champion, Tribu Panayanon, will automatically represent the city to the Aliwan Festival in Manila and will perform in Singapore so watch out for them, they are simply awesome!

2. Tribu Panayanon

3. Tribu Panayanon

4. Tribu Panayanon

 

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5. 1st runner-up - Tribu Ilonganon
Best Music
Best Musical Director
Best in Costume
Best in Costume Designer
Opening Salvo award - Best in Costume

6. Tribu Ilonganon

 

[stevepow]

Nice series you have and here and thanks for sharing.
BTW which part of Philippines ?

 

[FireRawkz]

This festival is in Iloilo

Thanks for the compliments, Steve.
You have some nice shots at Sinulog too.

I have covered Sinulog twice in the past and i enjoyed it very much.

 

[kamsky]

Very nice action photos.

 

[stevepow]

This festival is in Iloilo

Thanks for the compliments, Steve.
You have some nice shots at Sinulog too.

I have covered Sinulog twice in the past and i enjoyed it very much.

Thanks for visiting my thread
Care to let me what you feel of the two events in camparision.
Maybe will pop over next year to Iloilo

 

[Daoyin]

Thanks for sharing. Very colourful shots.

 

[PhotoProZero]

Nice series! I would like to cover this festival next year! Hope to see more of your shots for this festival!

 

[FireRawkz]

Thanks for sharing. Very colourful shots.

My pleasure. Glad you like them.

 

[FireRawkz]

Nice series! I would like to cover this festival next year! Hope to see more of your shots for this festival!

Thanks. More to come ...

 

[FireRawkz]

7. Tribu Ilonganon

 

[FireRawkz]

Very nice action photos.

thanks for visting this thread

 

[B-setting]

lovely colours.

 

[FireRawkz]

lovely colours.

Thanks

 

[FireRawkz]

8. 2nd runner-up - Tribu Salognon
Best in Street Dance - Tribu Salognon
Best in Discipline -Tribu Salognon

9. Tribu Salognon

 

[FireRawkz]

10. 3rd runner-up - Tribu Milagrosa

 

[FireRawkz]

11. Tribu Milagrosa

 

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12. 4th runner-up - Tribu Atub-Atub

13. Tribu Atub-Atub

 

[FireRawkz]

14. Tribu Molave

15. Tribu Buntatalan-on

 

[FireRawkz]

Thanks for visiting my thread
Care to let me what you feel of the two events in camparision.
Maybe will pop over next year to Iloilo

Both are similar in that they are celebrated in honor of the patron Saint Sto. Niño. However, the atmosphere is somewhat different. Sinluog dances and choreography are graceful; in contrast the tempo and pace of the Dinagyang Ati troupes are with much vigour, intense and more energetic. Fluvial in Sinulog is a much grander affair as i observed following throughout the procession on the water; it's a much more scaled down at Dinagyang.

Here is a shot of Sto Nino being received on arrival during a gloomy drizzling Friday afternoon

And Below is a shot of the Fluvial at Sinulog 2011