Bolho Festival 2009 Winners

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Last Nov. 13 was the big celebration of festival in Boljoon Cebu - Bolho Festival 2009 - There were 6 contingents in different barangays schools and elementary who participate the grand showdown. Also, spectators and foreign guest saw this year Bolho Festival. A colorful festival was shown by different tribes contingents in honor of St. Nuestra Señora Patrociñio de Maria, the patron saint of Boljoon Cebu.

Contingents of Elementary division are from Tribu Balitangnun, Tribu Bolhoanon and Tribu Bolhoanong Mauswagon. Secondary division are from Tribu Lungsuranong Bolhoanon, Tribu Maglulubi and Tribu Pilapilan. Both from different category contingents showed the best of their dances in terms of richness of culture and colors of Bolho Festival.

Below are the list of Winners of BOLHO FESTIVAL 2009.

Bolho Festival Princess 2009 - Princess Hanilla Nacion of Tribu Bolhoanon
Runner-ups - Nancy Clair Gumera of Tribu Magbubukid and Libbie Pearl Entea of Tribu Balitangnun.

Bolho Festival Queen 2009 - Honeylette Estavilla of Tribu Lungsuranong Bolhoanon
Runner-ups - Ronna Faith Pelonio of Tribu Maglulubi and Key Marie Patlingrao of Tribu Pilapilan.

Best in Costume (Elementary Div.) - Tribu Bolhoanong Mauswagon
Best in Street Dancing (Elementary Div.) - Tribu Bolhoanong Mauswagon
Best in Costume (Secodary Div.)- Tribu Maglulubi
Best in Street Dancing (Secondary Div.) - Tribu Maglulubi

Grand Champion (Elementary Div.) - Tribu Bolhoanong Mauswagon
Runner-ups - Tribu Bolhoanon and Tribu Balitangnon

Grand Champion (Secondary Div.) - Tribu Lungsuranong Bolhoanon
Runner-ups - Tribu Maglulubi and Tribu Pilapilan

Congratulations to all the winners!!!
Sa sunod nga BOLHO FESTIVAL 2010!!!

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Bolho Festival 2009

Boljoon Cebu - The 2nd district of the province of Cebu will celebrates the Bolho Festival 2009 this coming November 13, 2009. The annual fiesta is the offering of the Boljoanons to their town patron saint, St. Nuestra Señora Patrociñio de Maria. A fiesta celebrations were all boljoanons will gather and celebrates with thanksgiving and dance.

Boljoon Cebu is one of the oldest town in Southern part of Cebu with beautiful sceneries, tall mountain ranges, natural forest and lots of historical places. The town is called "The only postcard town in the entire Province of Cebu". The town is composed of eleven (11) barangays - some of the barangays were found in coastal and upland areas. The main livelihood of the boljoanons are the agricultural, fishing and farming.

In history, Boljoon is derived from the word "Bolho" which means, a large land mass cavity surrounded by mountains, or a valley brought about by the sudden collapse of a mountain range.

Catch all the fiesta celebrations of Bolho Festival 2009 as the different dancers in municipality town of schools and barangays will showcase how "BOLHO" was made them rich in culture and history.

Below are the Schedule of Activities of Bolho Festival 2009.

November 4 - Municipal Employees Night
Bolho Festival Queen Presentation
November 5 – SB/SK Night Dance Sport Competetion
November 6 – Cebu Clergy Singing Priest
November 7 – Patronage of Mary Development School
November 8 – DepEd BNHS
November 9 – Boljo-anon from Australia Night
November 10 – Balikbayan Night
November 11 – DepEd Elementary Night
November 12 – ABC Night
November 13 - Bolho Festival Grand Showdown
Coronation of Matron Queen(Vesperas)
November 14 - BOMAREA Night(Kahulugan)
November 15 – Twisted Friends / Mayors Squad

Happy Fiesta Boljoon Cebu!!!

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