The 22nd Kadayawan Festival

Davao city is celebrating its 22nd kadayawan festival. It is a festival in thanksgiving and celebration for a bountiful harvest. At this time of the year, anywhere you would go in Davao, you can see plenty of fruits and flowers. It is a week long celebration and it is highlighted by the "indak-indak" on a saturday and the floral float parade on a sunday. The celebration of the kadayawan festival kicked off last week with lots of activities all around the city. We had the hudyakaan(food and music fiesta) at NCCC mall, the agro industrial trade fair at SM city mall, the ikebana international flower exhibit also at NCCC mall, 2nd Mindanao Travel and Tour Exposition at SM city mall, cultural celebration at the Rizal park, the Hiyas ng kadayawan at CAP auditorium, the kadayawan fiesta bazaar at the DAvao Convention and Trade Center, 3rd Waling-waling Cup – Floral Arrangement Workshop & Competition at Waterfront Insular Hotel, Cultural Celebration at Maguindanao Tribe at Rizal Park, Davao River Festival at Davao Riverfront, Durian Festival at Landco compound, and National Dog Ultimate Challenge at Damosa Gateway. These are only a few of the long list of activities that happened here in Davao in connection with the kadayawan festival. Of course a lot of tourists flocked the city to celebrate with us. A lot of davawenyos who left Davao also came back to visit the city and celebrat e. The weather was very cooperative during the indak indak and floral float parade for it rained the previous nights but the sun shined beautifully in the morning

allowing for the expectators to enjoy the parade. Well almost everybody was up the whole day yesterday when all the malls had their midnight sale. Naturally there was traffic all over downtown. You just have to figure out which route you must take to be able to arrive to your destination with the least number of traffic stops. So after the kadayawan festival we have a holiday tomorrow. Ninoy aquino day which was moved by the President since it was supposed to be celebrated august 21. Thats the trademark of our present president to move holidays so that they would be close to weekends, a thing i think they call as holiday economics. Am i right? lolz! Well anyways, my mother's siblings are also in town because my auntie Elena and uncle Ben are here for a short vacation and attend the first b-day celebration of their one and only grandchild. Its also the death anniversary of my grandfather. Well she will really eat durian while here for there are lots of durian fruits sold all around the city. Not only durian, there is rambutan, lanzones, mangoosteen and lots of other fruits. Another holiday is coming up next week, the National heroes day. ^^