In the course of time, Ibalon became prosperous and peaceful. RISING ACTION: But one day, the peace and prosperity of the land was threatened not by conquering strangers or black men but by a huge man-eating wild boar. The ferocious beast destroyed the crops and killed the people on its path.

Answer: The epic is set in the land of Aslon and Ibalong. The mountains Asog, Masaraga, Isarog, and Lingyon were prominent features of the area. A non-religious festival called the Ibalong Festival is celebrated annually in honor of the epic Ibalong as a commemoration of the Ibalon geography.

Bicol Epic: The Ibalon. A long time ago, there was a rich land called Ibalong. The hero Baltog, who came from Botavora of the brave clan of Lipod, came to this land when many monsters were still roaming in its very dark forests. He decided to stay and was the first to cultivate its field and to plant them with gabi.

Ibalon or Ibalong, is an ancient settlement currently located in present-day Magallanes, Sorsogon, Philippines, renowned as the first Spanish settlement in the island of Luzon.

Handiong, a wise and intrepid warrior, became leader of the tribe. He was largely responsible for bringing tranquility to the Ibalon by wiping out most of the monster that plagued the land ?

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The Ibalong Festival is a non-religious festival in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines based on the Ibalong Epic, and is held on August.

Bicol’s biggest non-religious festival, Ibalong Festival is based on indigenous folklore and perhaps the only cultural event in the country, which relives an epic. HERO OF BICOL. Baltog is one of Ibalong’s legendary heroes, along with Handyong and Bantong.

The Ibalong portrays deeds in heroic proportions, centering on white men or tawong-lipod who were warrior-heroes named, among others, Baltog, Handyong, and Bantong. They came from Boltavara, settling and ruling Bicolandia and its inhabitants.

Magayon Festival

When the hero Baltog came to the rich land of Ibalon, many monsters still roamed around in its very dark forest. Baltog, born in Baltavara to the brave clan of Lipod, was the first to cultivate the fields in the rich land of Ibalon.

He is stronger, braver, and more clever than the other characters. Sometimes his powers are superhuman. Choose three stories about heroes from Edith Hamilton’s Mythology and discuss the following: What makes this character a hero to the ancient Greeks?

One day, a mighty warrior called Baltog came upon the land. The richness and beauty of the region made him decide to take his family and his workers to this wonder place.

Baltog, Handyong and Bantong: Monster SlayersIbalon Epic, Image from fractions.myewebsite.comEpic tales often speak of how an unknown far flung land was cultivated and became prosperous through the actions of heroes. Commonly they would take up arms and accomplish tasks such as slaying monsters that ravaged the land.

Bicol is the adventure capital of the Philippines, and is well known for its active volcanoes, tranquil whale sharks, secret beaches and spicy food.

Some persisting traditional practices are the pamalay, pantomina and tigsikan. Beliefs on god, the soul and life after death are strongly held by the people. Related to these, there are annual rituals like the pabasa, tanggal, fiestas and flores de mayo.

Tinagba Festival is an annual event. It is held in February, in Iriga City of Camarines Sur province. The main point of this festival is for locals to offer their first harvest of the year, as a celebration.

Abaca Festival

always beautiful to look at

Karanowan Festival. Karanowan coming from the root word “ranow” a local dialect pertaining to lake. The festival in celebration of Lake Bato’s aquatic yields. We missed the fish-costume parade, the big event.

To conserve our traditions and values we need festivals and dances. It is just a way to think of past and be thankful to god for all the things given. A festival is a celebration that repeats once in a year and involves special activities or amusements. Festivals bring people closer to each other and make social bonds.

SINUYOG FESTIVAL – PIODURAN, ALBAY (Feb. 23 – March 13)

• OCD/RDRRMC. 0917 574 7880.
• PAGASA Albay. 481 4472 / 481 4454-55.
• Albay EMS. 0918 911 9911.
• PNP Albay. 0998 598 5926 / 0926 625 6247.
• BRTTH HEMS. 732 5555 / 732 5501.
• BFP Albay. 0919 992 5484 / 0917 893 2416.

In this colorful and exciting region, six festivals are celebrated annually, namely: Ati-Atihan in Aklan, Binirayan in Antique, Sinadya sa Halaran in Capiz, Manggahan in Guimaras, Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo and Maskara in Negros Occidental.

Famous Activities/Festivals

• Zamboanga Sibugay. Sibug – Sibug Festival – an annual grand event every Ferbuary 15 to 26, in celebration of the founding anniversary of the province.
• Zamboanga del Norte.
• Zamboanga del Sur.
• Zamboanga City.
• Dapitan City.
• Pagadian City.
• Dipolog City.