Sikoy Sikoy Festival 2009

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This year 2009 Sikoy Sikoy Festival of San Fernando was greatly success, despite from band weather condition during the events.

There are 9 contingents from different barangays with there school representative who join the competitions. One who attended the festival was the chairperson of committee on provincial tourism Board Member Ms.Agnes Magpale.

Mayor of San Fernando Cebu Ms. Lakambini “Neneth” Reluya was very supportive during the festival.

Picture from mr. neil_papas

The Sikoy Sikoy festival was launched in year 2008. The festivies focus on culture of San fernando Cebu which is fishing used by local fisher folks and to catch "barungoy" or fltying fish using nets.

One of the two major highlights events of Sikoy Sikoy festival was the Queen Pageant and the Street Dancing!!

Great Success!! Mabuhay ang taga San Fernando Cebu!!

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Sikoy Sikoy Festival

San Fernando is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 54,932 people.

In 2005, Metro Cebu's definition was expanded to include Danao City in the north and the municipalities of San Fernando and Carcar down south.

By Royal Decree of 1858, the new parish in the town was erected with a parish of its town. It was named San Isidro Labrador. Later, the name was chaged to San Fernando in honor of its well-like parish, Father Fernando Sanchez, and the saint after whom he was named.

Sikoy Sikoy Festival

Sikoy Sikoy festival is a festivity to celebrate God’s gift of love to the people of San Fernando.

Sikoy Sikoy comes from the word “sikoy” which literally means “an act of fishing using nets deliberately done when tides are rough and sturdy”.

The festival is a thanksgiving ritual and a petition prayer for guidance, protection and blessings for a bountiful harvest from the farm and from the sea.

The Sikoy Sikoy festival celebrate every November 17-21.

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