Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival
The Pintados Festival is a cultural-religious celebration in Tacloban based on the body-painting traditions of the ancient tattooed “pintados” warriors. In 1986, the Pintados Foundation, Inc. was formed by the people of Tacloban to organize this festival in honor of Sr. Santo Niño. Years later, it was merged with the Kasadyaan Festival which is always held on June 29.
History
“Pintados,” or “painted people,” is a term that refers to the native Filipinos who Spanish colonizers encountered in the 16th century. Centuries of Spanish occupation affected Filipino culture and much of the history surrounding tribal tattoos is concentrated on the Visayan (including the people of Tacloban) and Igorot peoples. Due to their relative isolation, ethnic groups such as the Ifugao have resisted Spanish cooptation more so than others in the Philippines.
Events
The Pintados-Kasadyaan festival includes multiple events throughout the celebration. These events are called the Festival of festivals of Leyte, the Ritual Dance Presentation of Pintados Festival, and the “Pagrayhay” during the Grand Parade.
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Correction lang po hindi po sa tacloban ginanap yung sa pangalawang pic na may bahag. It was the “Pindados” but it’s the festival of the passinhon in Passi Ci City Iloilo which they called “Pintados de Passi”. Opo, sa Iloilo po yung pangalawang pic na may baboy ramo at na naka bahag hindi po siya Pintados festival ng tacloban. Paki specify nalang po.
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