Banaue celebrates Imbayah Festival

IFUGAO. The Banaue Imbayah Festival on April 27 set its cultural parade with participating barangays garbed in their native attire. Imbayah refers to a noble feast and considered as one of the biggest cultural celebrations of Banaue in Ifugao which also the home of the UNESCO World Heritage site rice terraces. (Lauren Alimondo)
IFUGAO. The Banaue Imbayah Festival on April 27 set its cultural parade with participating barangays garbed in their native attire. Imbayah refers to a noble feast and considered as one of the biggest cultural celebrations of Banaue in Ifugao which also the home of the UNESCO World Heritage site rice terraces. (Lauren Alimondo)

BANAUE celebrated Imbayah Festival on Friday, April 27, with a cultural parade participated by 12 barangays clustered in five units garbed in their native attire.

On Friday, 12 participating barangays garbed in their native paraded along the town’s main thoroughfare while performing indigenous dance.

This weekend, community parade will be held with presentation of native dances, “munpaot” (woodcarving) competition, wooden scooter race and Imbayah sewing competition.

Imbayah refers to a noble people feast and considered as one of the biggest cultural celebration of Banaue in Ifugao.

The four-day cultural celebration marks the cultural parade which also feature traditional arts and crafts, dances, ethnic games with the variation of arm, leg and body wrestling.

Imbayah comes from the word “bayah” referring to rice wine that symbolizes abundance, during the festival the wine served from heirloom jars and the feast set for gods.

The Municipal Tourism Office said foreign tourists flocked in the province since the start of the festival.

“It’s a unique experience, we haven’t seen men dancing garbed in their attire,” said spectator Marion Eyraud.

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