Lubay-Lubay Festival | Cauayan, Negros Occidental
January 13, 2016 |
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Are you a fan of street dancing? Colorful costumes and night party? Then you must visit Cauayan in Negros Occidental and witness the annual and locally famed Lubay-Lubay festival.
Lubay-Lubay Festival is a thanksgiving celebration of the locals abundant and bountiful harvest. It portrays and preserve the early culture of Cauayanons in facing adversities, hardships and difficulties as well as abundance, plenty, prosperity and sufficiency, and to foster the spirit of unity, cooperation, camaraderie and thanksgiving especially for the blessings endowed by the Almighty.
Cauayan got its name from bamboo thickets abundant in the area. Spelled as "Kawayan" (tagalog term of Bamboo) during the Spanish colonization and eventually became Cauayan during the American occupation. Bamboos are naturally tall and thin and tends to bend thus the Lubay-Lubay (bend) Festival was founded.
It is a month-long celebration (for the locals). The festival officially starts in Jan 21 up until the highlight which is Jan 25. During that day, people from 25 Barangays gathers in the Poblacion proper and witnessing the festive and colorful parade of street dancers as they compete, dancing to the beat of bamboo-made band instruments. Another highlight of the event is the Lubay-Lubay Pageant as the beautiful ladies from 25 barangays competes to bring home the Lubay-Lubay Queen title and the crown.
How to get there
Cauayan which is my hometown, is a first-class municipality here in the Philippines located in the southern part of Negros Island. It is 70 mile away from Bacolod City and accessible via regular or air conditioned Bus and/or Jeepney located at Bacolod South Terminal.
From the airport:
- You can ride a van going to Bacolod City as the airport is located in Silay City. The fare is Php150 (it is the cheapest mode of transportation getting out of the airport, as far as i know). Just tell the driver to drop you off exactly at the Ceres South Terminal.
- You can also rent a taxi but i believe the fare is around Php250-500 (fixed rate).
- You can also ride a tricycle going to Silay proper and ride a Bus or a jeepney giong to Bacolod however it'll only drop you off at the Ceres North Terminal so you have to ride a Bata-Libertad jeepney and asked the driver to drop you off at the South Terminal. (For this one, i'm really not sure how much will be the fare coz i have always been riding in a van whenever i go to Bacolod)
From the Ceres Terminal
- Hop in a Bus going to Hinobaan or Sipalay. Ask the driver or the "konduktor" to drop you off at Poblacion, Cauayan. Much better if you seat right behind or near the driver so you can see the road and remind him every once in a while to drop you exactly in Pobalcion Cauayan. It's a 3.5 to 4 hours travel ^_^.
- You can also ride a Jeepney (striker as what the local call it). But i don't really recommend this because it's not comfortable for a long trip, well at least for me.
That's it! I believe i have covered everything here. Sad though coz i can't go home this year :( . I'll surely not miss this event next year!
If you have any questions please feel free to email me or write it in the comment section.
If you're from Cauayan and/or already experienced Lubay-Lubay Festival, please share your experience! ^_^
Source: http://www.negros-occ.gov.ph
Source: http://www.negros-occ.gov.ph
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