I expected this coming Kadayawan celebration is more wonderful than the last kadayawan because lots of people and foreigners are going to attend this festival and that means more people more fun. I guess they improved the facilities and it is much more secured. They will broadcast the festival so that the whole country could see the dance competition and the whole program. For sure, they will add more programs and competitions. All of Davao will enjoy the celebration because it was made for them.
You will also see the competitions of every school come to bands. Not only neo ethnic dance or traditional dance you will see. Many participants are going to participate in the festival. They also had a singing contest after the dance competition. But before to start the ethnic dance, they will first perform the school bands
The most things I expected in the Kadayawan Festival Celebration are the contest and the celebrities will join and how they will enjoy the program. I want to show them their skills and talents becomes in that activities. I want to know and learn the tradition of davaoeños. I want to let them show to all people how they are proud to be a davaoeños.
I also want to see the improvements of Davao while having this celebration.
The past years’ Kadayawan celebrations, it’s been thought, have veered away from the authentic spirit of this most important of Davao’s festivals. People have started talking about how ‘commercialized’ the Kadayawan has become over the years. And this probably explains the knee-jerk reaction by this year’s organizers — their unexpected move to change the festival’s schedule.
The city officials responsible for Kadayawan 2007 have reasoned that, since this festival is all about the harvest season, then it should be celebrated during the actual time of harvest, which is early August. This was monumentally unwise. But it’s a good thing that the festival highlights (the Indak-Indak and the floral float parade) were kept on the same period as usual (middle of August).
The last kadayawan celebration when I remember, I was joined the dance competition. It’s really too hard to as that time because we need to budget our time in studies and activities. We did to over night in the school to practice. That’s my last experience in kadayawan celebration. I also experienced the hardship that we took about. Some of us are having a low grades because of practices time.
Now, I’m in college so I don’t have time to join this coming kadayawan dance competition. I’ll simply support them and watch them in the exact competition day. Even
I’m busy I will try to join the street dancing competition by helping them. In that competition you will see the Lumad’s tradition, Muslim different costume, and Christian hobbies. So many stories and legends you will know. That I most I like in times of Kadayawan.
Hi! Please note that I have already made a follow-up post on Kadayawan. I now have the schedule of activities up at http://www.angdabawenyo.com
Comment by Blogie — August 6, 2007 @ 3:23 pm