The document discusses the culture and traditions of San Joaquin, Philippines. It describes several important festivals celebrated in San Joaquin, including the Fiesta de San Joaquin held each August 8th to honor the community's patron saint, the Bayluhay Festival each January commemorating the historic bartering of Panay Island, and the Pasungay Festival where local farmers bring their best animals to compete against each other. It also provides some key facts about San Joaquin, such as its population, location, historic church, cemetery, and popular tourist destinations.
The document discusses the culture and traditions of San Joaquin, Philippines. It describes several important festivals celebrated in San Joaquin, including the Fiesta de San Joaquin held each August 8th to honor the community's patron saint, the Bayluhay Festival each January commemorating the historic bartering of Panay Island, and the Pasungay Festival where local farmers bring their best animals to compete against each other. It also provides some key facts about San Joaquin, such as its population, location, historic church, cemetery, and popular tourist destinations.
The document discusses the culture and traditions of San Joaquin, Philippines. It describes several important festivals celebrated in San Joaquin, including the Fiesta de San Joaquin held each August 8th to honor the community's patron saint, the Bayluhay Festival each January commemorating the historic bartering of Panay Island, and the Pasungay Festival where local farmers bring their best animals to compete against each other. It also provides some key facts about San Joaquin, such as its population, location, historic church, cemetery, and popular tourist destinations.
The document discusses the culture and traditions of San Joaquin, Philippines. It describes several important festivals celebrated in San Joaquin, including the Fiesta de San Joaquin held each August 8th to honor the community's patron saint, the Bayluhay Festival each January commemorating the historic bartering of Panay Island, and the Pasungay Festival where local farmers bring their best animals to compete against each other. It also provides some key facts about San Joaquin, such as its population, location, historic church, cemetery, and popular tourist destinations.
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Welcome to
San Joaquin!
This product was meant for the Don Felix
Serra National High School students for I was tasked by the San Joaquin Municipality to educate the student on the background and cultures of San Joaquinhons and how it mold their identity.
One of the most important aspects that describes our Filipino culture are district and town fiestas. The time of the year where you can see every houses prepare a feast to honor their patron Saint. San Joaquin is an identity that represents San Joaquinhons. La Fiesta de San Joaquin is a cultural extravaganza celebrated in San Joaquin Village, Corozal in honor of the community’s patron saint. The fiesta commences on August 8th with the “corrida de la antocha” (torch marathon) from Bacalar, Quintana Roo to the village of San Joaquin, commemorating the cultural and historical ties between the two communities. A highlight of the feria is the opening ceremony where Miss San Joaquin is crowned, followed by cultural presentations and a dancehall where live bands are invited to entertain revelers. SAN JOAQUIN FIESTA
Bayluhay Festival One of the region’s traditional fiestas locals and foreign visitors should witness is the Bayluhay Festival in the southern town of San Joaquin, Iloilo. The annual event which is slated every 3rd week of January commemorates the landing of the ten Bornean datus and the historic barter of Panay Island, both of which happened in the shores of San Joaquin. Bayluhay was coined from the Hiligaynon word “Baylo” which means “barter or to exchange”. It was said that sometime between the 13th and 15th century, ten Shri Vijayan Datus led by the Sultanate Minister Datu Putih, together with their families, households, and subordinates fled Bornay (Borneo) using their balanghais (boat for sea travel) in search of a new life. San Joaquin municipal mayor Nimfa S. Garin said that the Bayluhay Festival is a manifestation of the townfolk’s celebration of life’s bountiful blessings. She said that it is an expression of the people’s gratefulness for the blessings endowed to them and the honor of being known as the progenies of the great and noble ancient rulers of this land.
Pasungay Festival Another festival in celebration of Santo Niño. Here the local farmers bring their best animals to the downtown area (poblacion) in San Joaquin to pit them against each other. Apparently it that it started when two raging bulls fighting one another caught the interest on local farmers. FACTS!! it has a population of 51,892 people. It is the southernmost municipality in the province and is 53 kilometres (33 mi)[4] from the provincial capital, Iloilo City, and is 44 kilometres (27 mi) from San Jose de Buenavista, the capital of Antique. The main church in town, a Roman Catholic parish was constructed in 1859 and completed in 1869 by Spanish friar Tomas Santaren, of the Augustinian Order. The San Joaquin Cemetery is located along the main highway in San Joaquin Town. The construction of San Joaquin Cemetery was commenced by Fray Mariano Vamba, the last Augustinian parish priest of the town in 1892. The famous tourism in San Joaquin are Tobog Beach Resort, Garinfarm Pilgrimage and Resort, Basang Basa beach resort and many more. The town has 11 high schools. 2 of which are located in Poblacion.
