Not every Filipino knows this but April is actually
the Panagyaman Rice Festival Month.
Panagyaman is an Ilocano term that means
thanksgiving, commonly referring to a good harvest that deserves to be
celebrated.The Festival is a gesture of "pasasalamat" (Thanksgiving)
to the thousands of farmers who work the soil to grow rice and other basic
agricultural crops that provide nourishment to millions of Filipinos.
According to the data from the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of
the Department of Science and Technology on October, 2012, show that three
tablespoons of cooked rice (equivalent to 14 grams of uncooked rice) daily are
misused by every Filipino daily, or 5.11 kilograms of rice annually. This is
quite alarming considering the fact that rice is a staple food not only herein
the Philippines, but also in our neighbour Asian Countries.
In addition to this, rice also plays an important role in our culture
even from the beginning of time in our country. . Ani Festival in Dingras,
IlocosNorte, Pasalamat Festival in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, and
Pahiyas Festival in Lucban are just a few examples of festivals that celebrates
rice and agriculture in the Philippines.
In Kiangan, BakleadNagacadan is celebrated after the harvest season to
express their hearted gratitude for a bountiful harvest. Abundant “binakle”
(ricecake) and “baya” (ricewine) are found in every household for anybody to
partake with. This is usually celebrated during the month of September.
Pagdiwata is the Tagbanuas’ feast of thanksgiving for a bountiful rice harvest
along with food offerings to deities and departed kin. The rite involves men
and partaking of rice wine with the spirits.
Here is a list of some rice festivals in the Philippines:
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1. Sinanggiyaw Festival
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2. Pasalamat Festival
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3. Pahiyas Festival
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4. Mannalon Festival
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