The Negros Oriental will celebrate their Christmas with the annual Pinaskuhan Sayawit Festival Competition that will kick December 13, 2008 at the Sidlakaung Village, Brgy. Piapi  Dumaguete City.

The said festival will run from December 2008 until January 1, 2009 according to Board Member Mariant Villegas, Chaiperson, Committee on Culture and Arts. The competition during the festival will include Sayawit, Parol and Dayan-Dayan. Seven local government units have already give their signal to join in the festival and they are Dumaguete City, Bayawan City, Tayasan, San Jose, Sta. Catalina, Sibulan and Mabinay other cities and municipalities are also expected to join and supported the festival this coming days.

The local government of Negros Oriental will provide assistance amounting P 10, 000 for the participants as subsidiary.

Winners in the Sayawit will receive P60, 000, P50, 000, and P40, 000 for the first, second and third places, respectively. The Dayan-dayan, or Christmas decorations, will be held at the LGUs Agri-fair booths. Winners will receive P50, 000, P40, 000 and P30, 000 cash prizes for the best Christmas decorations for first, second and third spots. Non-winning entries for the Rondalla and Dayan-dayan will also get P10, 000 in consolation prize.

Meanwhile, the parols will be displayed on the Sidlakan Village stage. Top three winners will get P10, 000, P5, 000 and P3, 000 while non-winners will receive P2, 000 each in consolation prizes. The Best Rondalla Accompaniment will take home P10, 000.  

All entries for  the Dayan-dayan and Parol competitions should be made out of indigenous and native materials except for the lightings, organizers said.

Prizes will be given in cash but LGU’s are encouraged to spend the money related to culture and tourism.The judges for the Sayawit, Parol and Dayan-dayan competition are guests from Manila. The awarding ceremony will be on Jan.1, 2009 during the Negros Oriental Day celebration.

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