OROQUIETA CITY – With a bountiful harvest, the Province of Misamis Occidental celebrated its colorful culture in the 1st Perangat Festival 2022 held recently here.
The Perangat “Pag-asenso”
festival featured the Subanen Tribe's traditions, culture, beliefs, and a
thanksgiving celebration for the abundance of blessings among the Subanen
tribe.
Misamis Occidental Governor
Henry Oaminal lauded the local government officials for the successful
celebration of the Perangat Festival 2022.
“Ako inyong gobernador,
mapagarbuhon nga ang Misamisnon are bringing with so many talents and passion.
Ang inyong pagkugi nabayran. Gipakita ang colorful nga parada, harmonize
dancing with the lovely smile of our people, it is heart warming because today
the peace and joy that is welling up gikan sa tagsa-tagsa nga ka kasing-kasing
natong tanan,” Oaminal said.
The municipalities and cities
highlighted different ways of using rituals as a form of thanksgiving, such as
weddings, courtships, hunting, baptism, healing the sick, planting, and
harvesting.
The contingents from Oroquieta
City and the Municipality of Jimenez emerged as champions of the ritual dance
showdown competition of the 1st Perangat Festival 2022.
Oroquieta received P300,000 in
cash and a trophy for the city category winner and P200,000 in cash and a
trophy for the dance showdown and ritual presentation municipal category
winner. The city and municipality champion also bagged the awards for best in
costume, best in musicality, best in props, best in choreography, and best in
festival director. They also received P15,000 in cash and a trophy for special
awards.
For 1st Runner Up - Don Victoriano; 2nd Runner Up - Lopez Jaena; 3rd
Runner Up – Sinacaban; Best in Props – Jimenez; Best in Costume – Jimenez; Best
in Choreography - Jimenez; and Best in Musicality - Don Victoriano. Calamba
Municipality won the best Perangat Float Parade. (Shaine Mae Nagtalon)
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