Salakayan Festival

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Salakayan Festival is a cultural and historical celebration in Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines, commemorating the town’s defense against Moro raiders through street dances, reenactments, and community festivities.

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Salakayan Festival canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual event ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
historical festival ⓘ
associatedWith Miagao Church ⓘ
Miagao municipal plaza ⓘ
audience domestic tourists ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
local residents ⓘ
commemorates defense of Miagao against Moro raiders ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
culturalAspect Miagao traditions ⓘ
local dance ⓘ
local music ⓘ
traditional costumes ⓘ
hasActivity battle reenactments ⓘ
community festivities ⓘ
cultural presentations ⓘ
pageants ⓘ
parades ⓘ
street dancing ⓘ
trade fairs ⓘ
hasTheme defense against raids ⓘ
heroism ⓘ
local history ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
Hiligaynon ⓘ
linked to: Hiligaynon language

Kinaray-a ⓘ
locatedIn Iloilo ⓘ
Miagao ⓘ
Panay Island ⓘ
Western Visayas ⓘ
mainLocation Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Miagao, Iloilo
organizingBody Municipal Government of Miagao ⓘ
partOf Philippine cultural festivals ⓘ
festivals of Iloilo ⓘ
purpose community solidarity ⓘ
cultural preservation ⓘ
historical remembrance ⓘ
tourism promotion ⓘ
region Region VI (Western Visayas) ⓘ
linked to: Western Visayas
significance boosts local tourism ⓘ
commemorates historical resistance to Moro raids ⓘ
promotes Miagao cultural heritage ⓘ
typicalMonth February ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Miagao → hasFiesta → Salakayan Festival ⓘ
Miagao, Iloilo → hasFestival → Salakayan Festival ⓘ