(The group of II-Cuevas was assigned to work on the different Buglasan 2006 activities)
In olden times, the natives called the Negros island "Buglas", after the tall weeds that grew abundantly in the area.
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| PROJECT OUTPUTS A (The group of II-Cuevas was assigned to work on the different Buglasan 2006 activities) |
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| BUGLASAN 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Buglasan Festival is Oriental Negros' movable provincial fiesta. It was born in 1981 when a search was conducted to compose a contingent that would represent the province in the Folk Arts Festival convened by the then First Lady Imelda Marcos. In olden times, the natives called the Negros island "Buglas", after the tall weeds that grew abundantly in the area. |
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| Buglasan is known for its color and gaiety | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A map of the island dated 1572, attributed to the encomendero, Diego Lopez Povedano, a member of the Legaspi expedition, bears the legend "Buglas Insulis". The Spaniards who encountered dark skinned natives while visiting the island renamed it the island of Negros. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Buglasan Festival which is the festival of all festivals is celebrated during the month of October. It consists of Tourisn and Agri-Fair theme booth presentations by LGU's, corporate participants and educational institutions, selection of the festival king and queen, performing arts competition, open air band concerts, games and sports, and the fireworks competition. |
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| BUGLASAN 2006 HIGHLIGHTS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buglasan Booth Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Buglasan booth area situated along Kagawasan Avenue of the Capitol Area was the apple of our eyes. We enjoyed looking at the booth of Bais City which depicts an old hacienda home. At the second floor of the booth is a restaurant featuring seafoods and tocino, the specialty of the place. Outside the booth are decorative dolphins rolling in and out of a man made pond. Antiques are also displayed on the ground floor of the booth. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The booth of Bais reflects the Spanish Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Another beautiful booth is that of the municipality of San Jose which was shaped like a giant pineapple. It is a representation of the major produce of the place, pineapples. Other products like peanut brittles, pineapple jams, and vases made of shells are displayed and sold at affordable prices. On top of the pineapple booth was a live band playing top hits. Truly, it was a great experience for us to witness the creativity of the Negresnses through the booths display. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The pineapple shaped booth of San Jose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buglasan Showdown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Buglasan showdown was a showcase of all participating festivals of the different towns and cities of Oriental Negros. It was a program showcasing each participating festival's highlight of narrative dancing showing how their festival came to be. The showdown also gave the judges a better perspective of the artistic ability of the dancers to be able to rate them fairly. The showdown has always been a favorite Buglasan activity of the Negrenses who don't mind to line up and wait for hours just to get a seat to witness the event. The uniqueness of the rhythm of the beating of the drums which accompanies the dancers will also move the audience to stamp their feet. The showdown is a prelude to another much awaited activity, the streetdancing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Tawo-Tawo festival entry of Bayawan City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||