Sagayan Festival by iamdencio

Sagayan Festival

Sagayan Festival of Datu Piang, Maguindanao - Aliwan Fiesta 2015 Runner Up.

Sagayan Festival also known as the Muslim War Dance, showcases the Maranao culture of the South which draws the crowd, a cultural event where men clad in warrior-like costumes of three-tiered skirts, brightly-colored headgears, and carrying painted shields in details along with the kampilan or a double-bladed sword, accompanied by women also garbbed in colorful costumes performing the fan dance of graceful movements of their arms known as the kasiduratan.

A colorful and spectacular war and reconciliation festival every first week of July, depicting the maranao epic.
Sam
Such gorgeous colours!
May 1st, 2015  
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