Binirayan festival
Binirayan Festival | |
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Observed by | Philippines |
Type | Festival |
Date | December |
Frequency | annual |
The Binirayan festival is an event celebrated in the province of Antique in the Philippines. "Binirayan" literally means "where they sailed to".
Date of celebration
The festival was conceived by Governor Evelio Javier, and first celebrated on January 11–13, 1974. In 1975, the festival was moved to April 25–27, but in the succeeding years was celebrated in December to coincide with the Christmas celebration in the province. In 1981, with the assumption of Governor Enrique A. Zaldivar, it was moved back to April. The festival was not celebrated in 1980, 1984–1987, and 1995 due to political crises. Consequently, the dates of the festival, which has become one of the major festivals in the West Visayan region has suffered inconsistency with the every change of leadership of the province. In 2002, however, the provincial board of Antique passed a resolution fixing the date of the celebration in April, and when the management of the festival was given to Binirayan Foundation, Inc. the dates were set on the third weekend of April.
In 2011, the date was again changed to December, and ever since, it is being celebrated every December.
Purpose
The Binirayan Festival commemorates the legend of the arrival of the ten Bornean datus on the island of Aninipay now known as Panay. (See the legend of Maragtas.) As Governor Evelio B. Javier, the Father of Binirayan Festival, reminded the Antiqueños during the earlier celebrations, "let us gather the strands and memories of our past, as we look back with pride, that we may look ahead with confidence to Antique tomorrow."[1]
Binirayan Festival's permanent theme is "Retracing Roots, Celebrating Culture and Greatness."[2]
Events
The festival opens with a fluvial parade from the Pantalan port to Malandog Beach in Hamtic, believed to be the original settlement of the Bornean datu. In Malandog is a historical marker commemorating this legendary event. There are beauty pageants, cultural shows, street dancing, parades, and arts and crafts local products exhibits. In 2006, the Binirayan Foundation introduced the Komedya Antiqueña as a sub-festival to promote the komedyas traditional folk theater.
From Ati-ati to Malay-ati
The ati-ati, now popularly known as "ati-atihan" in Philippine fiestas, used to be one of the main events of the festival. Patterned after the famous ati-ati of Aklan, the Binirayan ati-ati is participated in by people of all walks of life painting their faces with black soot. A tribe competition is held among towns and barangays. The popular tribes during the first decade of the festival were Tribu Kamihanon (Bgy 8), Tribu Bukaka (Bgy 2), Tribu Karintukay Dagatnon (Marina) and Tribu Campan (Kampo-Pantalan). Tribu Kaunlaran (Bgy 3) of Comon under then tribe trainer and choreographer Herman Cortez became a regular winner, that they represented the province in 1981 in the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City as Tribu Binirayan. Tribu Binirayan emerged Champion, the first-ever non-Ilonggo tribe to win the competition. It also boosted the popularity of Binirayan Festival as a major festival in Region VI. In later years, however, the high cost of maintaining tribes, prevented many tribes join the ati-ati competition. In 2001, the Binirayan Executive Committee repackaged the competition as Malay-Ati competition to introduce the idea that the Malays and Ati are the ancestors of the Antiqueños. Current Malay-Ati performance show historical events, folk practices and lifestyles in Antique. The competition in April 2008 was a best of the best among festivals in the province.
Lin-ay kang Antique
The Lin-ay kang Antique (Miss Antique) beauty pageant has been a staple event in the festival despite feminist sentiments and criticisms. As originally conceived in 1974 during the first Binirayan celebration, the Lin-ay kang Antique is "not necessarily to choose an Antiqueña for a national beauty competition but to select one who would serve as a model for other Antiqueñas because of her charm, beauty, wit and character, and who would serve as Antique's ambassador of goodwill to Antiqueño communities around the world and would help bind them as a people who could look back with pride and look ahead with confidence." In 2007, the Binirayan Foundation, organizer of the festival, came up with new guidelines in the selection of the Lin-ay kang Antique, and one them is for the selected candidate to serve the province of at least one year.
Formerly crowned Lin-ay kang Antique
Year | Municipality | Winner | Notes |
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Lin-ay kang Antique 1974 | Anini-y | Madelyn Tirol | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1975 | San Jose de Buenavista | Mercy Joy Casumpang | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1976 | Tibiao | Mylene Miciano | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1977 | San Jose de Buenavista | Darlene Joy Tan | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1978 | San Jose de Buenavista | Asuncion Panaguiton | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1979 | Bugasong | Genebeth Sta. Romana | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1980 | No Contest | ||
Lin-ay kang Antique 1981 | Pandan | Rose Fia Gonzales | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1982 | Tibiao | Mary Jane Jereza | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1983 | San Jose de Buenavista | May Caroline Yap | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1984 | No Contest | ||
Lin-ay kang Antique 1985 | No Contest | ||
Lin-ay kang Antique 1986 | No Contest | ||
Lin-ay kang Antique 1987 | No Contest | ||
Lin-ay kang Antique 1988 | San Jose de Buenavista | Ma. Cecilia Nietes | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1989 | San Jose de Buenavista | Maricar Imperial | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1990 | Aniniy | Nelly Secondes | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1991 | Hamtic | Jane Teñosa | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1992 | Aniniy | Melody Paculaba | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1993 | San Remigio | Rosalyn Nufable | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1994 | Sibalom | Diana Rose Grasparil | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1995 | Postponed to April 1996 | ||
Lin-ay kang Antique 1996 | Bugasong | Jasmin Pediangco | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1997 | Tibiao | Carol Josette Cardos | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1998 | Caluya | Catherine Frangue | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 1999 | Tibiao | Quennie Bandoja | 1st Runner Up: Culasi - Sherylyn Harrison 2nd Runner Up: San Jose de Buenavista 3rd Runner Up: Patnongon 4th Runner Up: San Remegio |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2000 | Sebaste | Sherylyn Harrison | 1st Runner Up: Sibalom 2nd Runner Up: San Jose de Buenavista |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2001 | Libertad | Sheryl Ebon | 1st Runner Up: Bugasong 2nd Runner Up: Tibiao 3rd Runner Up: Sibalom 4th Runner Up: Tobias Fornier |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2002 | Postponed to April 2003 | ||
Lin-ay kang Antique 2003 | Tibiao | Krishna Constantino | 1st Runner Up: Hamtic 2nd Runner Up: Tobias Fornier 3rd Runner Up: Pandan 4th Runner Up: Buenavista Cable TV |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2004[3] | San Jose de Buenavista | Klarissa Grace Nebit | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2005 | San Jose de Buenavista | Rubie Rizza Estaris | 1st Runner Up: Patnongon 2nd Runner Up: Pandan |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2006 | Pandan | Myrianne Jade Bagaforo | 1st Runner Up: Sibalom - Geline Cabreba 2nd Runner Up: Barbaza - Jessica Rivera 3rd Runner Up: Valderamma - Melinaire Jalipa 4th Runner Up: Laua-an - Mylene Gamuza |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2007 | Belison | Michelle Ann Acuña | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2008 | Pandan | Emmerie Dale Cunanan | 1st Runner Up: Libertad 2nd Runner Up: Bugasong 3rd Runner Up: Barbaza 4th Runner Up: |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2009[4] | Bugasong | Karen Jane Mejia | 1st Runner Up: San Jose de Buenavista - Denzel Jodi Dagumanpan 2nd Runner Up: Hamtic - Maria Chris Gianzon 3rd Runner Up: Pandan - Madeleine Tajanlangit 4th Runner Up: Tobias Fornier - Nanette Jane Pelingon |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2010 | Sibalom | Maxinne Marie Sentina | |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2011 | Tibiao | Mary Kris Gualberto | 1st Runner Up: Caluya - Edjelyn Joy Gamboa 2nd Runner Up: Patnongon - Azel Shane Smith 3rd Runner Up: Sibalom - Maria Genina Llantino 4th Runner Up: Valderamma - Ma. Gloria Mustonen |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2012[5] | Tibiao | Gracechele Mae Managuit | 1st Runner Up: San Jose de Buenavista 2nd Runner Up: Valderamma - Zyra Grace Vedad |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2013 | No Contest | ||
Lin-ay kang Antique 2014[6] | San Jose de Buenavista | Mariel Riba Rivera | 1st Runner Up: Pandan - Magielen Jontilano 2nd Runner Up: Libertad - Leziel Belbis 3rd Runner Up: Caluya - Jessica Malacapay 4th Runner Up: Culasi - Camille Chesa Sabay |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2015 | Bugasong | Sarah Panlibuton Barnes | 1st Runner Up: Sibalom - Jessa Mae Lastimosa 2nd Runner Up: Hamtic - Sarah Mae Lara Rodriguez |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2016 | Bugasong | Kathleen Kates De Toro | 1st Runner Up: Patnongon - Tarilaye John Beke 2nd Runner Up: Hamtic - Stephanie Jane Abiera 3rd Runner Up: San Jose de Buenavista - Maria Ledelia Almojuela 4th Runner Up: Tibiao - Eillen Ogatis |
Lin-ay kang Antique 2017 | San Jose de Buenavista | Joyce Marie Sebio | 1st Runner Up: Pandan - Shandia Kit Tunguia 2nd Runner Up: Sibalom - Ma. Bernadette Secolles |
Antique International Marathon
This year, 2017, a new event is being slated, the Antique International Marathon (AIM). It aims to showcase the pristine nature and hassle free lifestyle of the Antiqueños. It also intends to put the province at the center of sports tourism in the country. AIM will also spark the enthusiasm of the Antiqueños and everyone else to get into sports, go outdoors and have a healthy lifestyle.
Part of the Registration Fee (10.00) will go to the beautification/upkeep of the Malandog River. Malandog River is the site where the Landing of the Ten Malayan Datus took place.[7]
The Binirayan Confab
In 2007, Binirayan Foundation convened the Binirayan Confab (initially billed as Binirayan Summit) as a gathering of scholars, academicians, researchers, artists, cultural workers, and almost anyone interested in "Antiqueniana." The confab serves as the intellectual strand of the festival, because according to the organizers, to make the Binirayan Festival closer to its vision of bringing together Antiqueños to look at their past with pride, and look ahead with confidence. The Binirayan festival is not all raucous revelry, but also a time to think about which direction the province takes.[8]
References
- ^ Binirayan 77 souvenir program
- ^ Binirayan Foundation, Inc. brochure
- ^ http://www.thenewstoday.info/festivals/binirayan/binirayan9.htm
- ^ http://gridcrosser.blogspot.com/2009/07/antiques-deeper-kind-of-beauty.html
- ^ http://onlymeaikee.blogspot.com/
- ^ https://web.facebook.com/lin.ay.kang.antique.inc/photos/a.457081267670277.108266.164723786906028/871459809565752/?type=3&theater
- ^ http://race.ph/AntiqueMarathon
- ^ Binirayan Souvenir program