Tuesday, February 7, 2012

HALAD FESTIVAL


Midsayap celebrates its yearly patronal fiesta every 3rd Sunday of January in honor of its patron saint, Santo Nino (child Jesus).
“Halad” means offering. 


As part of people’s thanksgiving, a festival to express one’s gratitude to their Lord was established in 1988 through street dancing parade.
Hand held radio owners who called themselves REACT MIDLAND GROUP was the first group who spearheaded the annual festivity.

Since then, they received strings of awards and recognitions as one of the country’s tourist destination and best of local festival merry making.
Halad festival gathers the potential of its town in terms of friendly people, rich culture and traditions, talents and skills. This boasts the town’s culturally and socially involved citizens since almost everybody is participating.
The celebration showcases also the image of Midsayap as a peaceful place with hospitable citizens.
With the confidence and influx of visitors, the economy has expected to gain.

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