History
of Ati-Atihan
The Ati-Atihan is a festival in hour of the Santo
Niño, celebrated in the third week of January. During the last three days of
this week-long festival (fiesta), a parade is characteristic. A colourful
happening with celebrant who paint their faces in many different ways and who
are dressed in the most exceptional costumes. The dancing on the rhythms of the
drums makes this festival comparable with comparable with carnival in Rio in
Brazil.
The fiesta is celebrated in Kalibo on the island of
Panay (Visayas).
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Ati-Atihan
is making one's self like the Ati or Aeta or pretending to be one. Kalibo's
"frenzied and raucous" historical and religious festivity observed
every second week and culminating on the 3rd Sunday of January came from that
intent. Citizens, tourist and pilgrims in this town smear themselves with soot
or any blackening substance to look like an Aeta-. This is queer, but true.
According to Roman A. de la Cruz,
the town (Kalibo) was originally called Akean by the inhabitants, the same as
the name of the river in the place. The word akean itself connotes the warbling
of running waters.
In the middle of Spanish rule, Aklan together with other
towns, were fused to comprise the province of Capiz. On May 31, 1837, Capiz
was declared a political-military province. In 1956, Aklan was itself
proclaimed by the Republic of the Philippines by virtue of Republic Act No.
1414,) signed by President Ramon Magsaysay on April 25, 1956. Seven
months later, on November 8, 1956, the province was officially inaugurated and
the municipality of Kalibo was made its capital.
From the time of arrival of the Spaniards to Aklan in 1569
to the early 1600s, the names Aklan and Calivo were used interchangeably to
refer to the town. Aside from these, however, several other names and/or
spellings, such as Calibo, Daclan, Adan, and Calibog have been used.
Kalibo’s way
celebrating of Ati-Atihan
The Ati Atihan Festival is the wildest of any festival or party held in
the Philippines. People paint their faces with black soot and then put on
bright ethnic costumes and dance and celebrate. But while many people may just
think that it is a celebration to dance and have fun, it is actually a very old
ritual with religious ties. The festival was originally started in celebration
of help from another tribe. The Atis came down from the hills to ask for help
from the lowlanders after their crops were washed out. The lowlanders helped
them, and the Atis then danced and sang to show that they were grateful for the
help. After that, it became ritual to sing and dance for the lowlanders every
year, and the lowlanders began to sing and dance with them. . The entire town
center erupts in frenzied, non-choreographed dancing and shouting “Hala Bira!
Puwera Pasma!” to the beats of snare drums, bass drums, trumpets, xylophones
and a cacophony of other instruments seemingly playing from all the corners of
this sleepy little boomtown of Kalibo.
The
Sadsad Festival
The true pririt of devotion to Senor Santo Nono de
Kalibo by socio-civic groups, balikbayan, religious and people from walks of
life.
SADSAD PAGPASAEAMAT KAY SR. STO. NINO
‘Sinaosa Calle’ of the student teachers of
Department of Education with their faces and bodies covered and accompaniend by
the festive beating of the Ati-Atihan drums,
SADSAD PANAAD
“Sadsad
SA Kalye” is a dynamic mass presentation expressing the beliefs, views, vision
and aspiration of the Janiuaynons based upon tradition, historical experience,
and culture of the people of janiuay. It is a street-dancing affair buoyed the
kaleidoscopic prism of cultured grace andfineness that reflect the embodiment
of all that are beautiful ain man’s bodt and soul. “ Sadsad” is a native word
meaning dance.
SADSAD SA KALYE
The Sayaw Ritual
Sence of a yearly celebration in honor of Sto.
Nino held every third week of January, pupolar known worldwide as Ati-Atihan.
So called because Aklanons, Domestic and foreign tourists, wipe soot on their
face and done ethics paraphemalia and masquerade around town as Negritos amd
make merry and dance in the streets to the beat of ambulant ethnic troubadours.
Ati- Atihan Folksong
Literature
The world Aklanon has
two meanings. It may refer ti the natives of Aklan and to their language.
Aklanon literature refers to all kinds of literary works in any languages
written by Aklanons, either published or unpublished.
But it can also refers to the kind of literatures written
by Aklanons in their native language. In this paper, unless stated, Aklanon
literature refers to the kind of literature written by Aklanons in their own
language.
For several decades no Aklanons have been writing
literary pieces in Spanish, Tagalog, Hilagaynon, Kinaray-a. Supricingly, this
writer has discovered that Aklanons have been writing poems in Aklanon since
1558.
In 1925, Gabriel M. Reyes Tansinko Manyas published a
short novel entitled Tagiposuon nga Hueowaran;
Baeasahon Nga May
Mataeupangdan.
Mutya
Ag Lakan it Kalibo Ati-Atihan
24 Mutya ag Lakan it
Kalibo Ati-Atihan 2013 finalist named
Twenty-four
finalish for the Mutya ag Lakan it Kalibo Ati-Atihan 2013 have been chosen.
The will complete in
the grand pageant night on January 11, 2013, according to festival organizer
Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-Atihan foundation, Inc. (Kasafi).the finalist were
selected from 40 contestant for the 3rd edition of the Kalibo
Ati-Atihan beauty pageant scheduled to take place in Gov. Augusto B. Legaspi
Sport And Cultural Center here.
Out of 21 aspirant, the
12 beautiful Mutya it Kalibo Ati-Atihan finalists selected are Riza Lucing (New
Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan, 18), Lailani Sualog (Poblacion, Malay, Aklan, 18),
Rosalie Arcenio (Camanci, Numancia, Aklna, 16), Sherame Jardeleza (Estancia,
Klabo, Aklan,19), Ma. Theressa Vanessa Dela Cruz (Poblacion, Kalibo, Aklan, 23)
and Merrie Joy Montalbo (Dongon West, Numancia, Aklan, 17).
Other finalist are Jane
(Bulwang, Numancia, Aklan, Evelyn Teston (Tigayon, Kalibo, Aklan, 17),
Harchelyn Joy Agudon (Poblacion, Kalibo, Aklan, 18), Ivy Charresse Vega
(Poblacion, New Washington, Aklan, 16), Karla Jane Gallardes (Poblacion, Balete, 22) and Janine Marie Pedrosa (Calimbajan, Makato,
Aklan, 21).
Ibadlit (Laguinbanwa
wes, Numancia, Aklan, 21) and Satinder pal Ghai (Ibajay, Aklan, 20) and Jy Lee
Kevin Tang (Dumga, Makato, Aklan, 20).
Kasfi chairman Alber
Menez said preliminary competitions will be held in Boracay Garden Resolt on
December 15 for the Swimsuit and Swimwear and on December 21 in Kalibo Pastrana
Park for the candidate’s talent performance.
The final competition
and the crowing of Mutya ag Lakan i8t Kalibo Ati- Atihan will take on January
11, 2013.
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