ADIVAY: Cultural Fest of the North

Cordillerean warrior woodcarving

ADIVAY FESTIVAL- Adivay is an Ibaloi word meaning thanksgiving and unity. Adivay festival is celebrated every November wherein the 13 municipalities of Benguet gather together. These 13 municipalities are: Atok, Bakun, Bokod, Buguias, Itogon, Kabayan, Kapangan, Kibungan, La Trinidad, Mankayan, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay. The municipality of La Trinidad is the center and capital of the province of Benguet, Philippines. It is also where the Adivay festival is held every year.

Rodolf visits the province of Benguet (day version)

Rodolf visits the province of Benguet. (night version)

The Adivay Festival preserves the Benguet’s cultue and marks the province 112^th foundation festival. Some Benguet’s cultures that are shown during the festival are tayaw (native dance), playing the instruments gangsa (gongs) and solibao (native drum), wearing of native attires, and dongba ni kabajo (race of horses).

The Adivay Festival also composed of competitions between the 13 municipalities such as landscapes, booths, dance competitions and others.

Creative waterfalls landscape

The munipality of Atok’s wonderful landscape (day version)

Another amazing waterfalls landscape

Another amazing landscape made during the Adivay Fest

The municipality of Buguias’ booth with a large carrot attached

The municipality of Itogon’s booth showing their Christmas motif

The municipality of Atok’s booth with their homemade products such as baskets

The municipality of Bokod’s booth with their products as well such as native necklaces

The municipality of Mankayan’s simple yet beautiful booth

The municipality of Tuba’s booth full of rice wines, peanut butters and other homemade products

The municipality of La Trininidad dancing “tayaw” (native dance)

Aim high! DREAM HIGH!

One of my dreams- garden/landscape, man’s best friend, lovely house, awesome horse, and fast and furious car

DREAMS DO COME TRUE. I listed these precious and valuable things for me to fulfill in the future. I always wanted to make these things come true as part of my accomplishments and as part of my life. The photos show some of my dreams and these are: a garden, a dog, house, horse, and a car. A lovely garden is one of my dreams. For me to create my own landscape, to plant floras and vegetables, and to appreciate nature. I love working with soil and I just love planting because it feels good in doing something for the mother earth. Dogs are my favorite pet and I love taking care of them. I treat them like a family and they are really man’s best friend. So, I listed dog (specifically SIBERIAN HUSKY) in my wishing list to have a companion in my journey of life and to have my very own best friend. A lovely house is one of my dreams for me to show my parents what I had built as well as returning the favor to them by living there comfortably and enjoyably. Horses are common in Benguet and because of that I wanted to pet them and try to take care of them. I just love animals and I wanted them to be part of my life.  Lastly, an awesome CAR. Cars are very useful today and so I wanted to buy one someday for easy transportation. One day, I am going to buy a car that is very unique and cool then I am going to pimp it like in the TV show PIMP MY RIDE. Then these things go to my wishing list and I hope I can fulfill all these someday. These serve as my inspiration and I wish all these to come true!