My entry for the 7 DAYS 🖼 PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST! 🖼 by @flamingirl - Kadayawan Festival, Philippines
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Kadayawan Festival - Davao City, Philippines
August in the Philippines is very festive, especially in Davao City. Davao is a city in the southern part of the country, on the biggest island of the Philippines - Mindanao. My hometown is in South Cotabato but after I left for college, I lived in Davao City for 15 years. Every 3rd week of August, Davao holds a big celebration called the Kadayawan Festival - and it has gotten better and better over the years.
The word Kadayawan is derived from the Davaoeno greeting "madayaw" which contains the root word "dayaw" meaning "good." It is a celebration of having a beautiful life and a bountiful harvest.
The most anticipated highlight of the week is the Floral Parade which showcases the beautiful flowers of Davao and the street dancing parade known as the "Indak Indak sa Kadalanan." "Indak" means "to dance" and "kadalanan" means "road."
This is definitely a must see event. During the street parade, all major city roads are blocked. The colorful parade is full of kids and adults dressed in tribal costumes dancing to the beat of ethnic music. If you are a bystander the music will make your hips sway and you'll want to join the dancers on the street!
For proof, here's a shot of me at the event, taken by a friend of mine:
And you can visit my original link blog post, where many more portraits can be found!
https://steemit.com/portraitcontest/@suitcasemama/letsgoto-kadayawan-feastival-davao-city-philippines
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What a rare beauty! It was so nice you captured it! Refreshing and colorful..
Great shot!
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thank you so much! i loved your little watermelon eater too! how old is your baby now?
he just turned ONE last month.. bohooooo! my baby is not soooo baby anymore.. hehe ang bilis nila lumaki...
yep i know what you mean! our first just turned two, he seems so big these days, like a boy instead of a baby!
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