Sangyaw
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Sangyaw | |
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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, Philippines. Sangyaw means "to herald news" in Waray language. Various festival-participants from different parts of the country participate in this tribal procession.[1] It was held a day before the city fiesta. The festival was first held in 1974 but was cancelled in 1987.[2]
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