This 2012, the Leyte Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festival will celebrate its 17th year on June 27.

The festival of festivals brings together the vibrant and colorful festival of the different towns in Leyte province. Samar, Biliran and some provinces of Visayas and Mindanao also join in this prime festival of Region VIII.

The most awaited event of Tacloban City is also in honor of its patron saint, Sr. Sto. Niño de Tacloban, in the month of June



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Some of Leyte's festivals that join the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festivals of Festivals are Buyogan Festival of Abuyog, Tananuan's Pasaka Festival, Dulag's Karatong Festival and Lingganay Festival of Alang-alang.

The 2012 theme is "Sayawâ€�Rayhak Leyteño, Pagdayeg kan Sto. Niño".

Schedule: (may subject to change without prior notice)
June 20, 2012
- Launching of Siyam Nga Halad Kan Sto. Niño (Pintadosâ€�Kasadyaan Festival Park, RTR Plaza)
June 27, 2012
- Leyte Kasadyaan Grand Parade | "Sayaw�Rayhak" (all participating contingents)
- Leyte Kasadyaan Festival Ritual Competition (Leyte Sports Development Center)
- Proclamation & Awarding Ceremonies
- Grand Fireworks and Sound Display

The first Pintados Festival on June 29, 1987 was in memory of the first inhabitants of the Visayas called "Pintados" whose art of body painting amazed the Spaniards. The Visayan men had their bodies tattooed from ankles up to their upper torso and the neck. The braver ones even extended their tattoo marks up to their cheeks, around their eyes and forehead.

The Festival is a brainchild of a group of pro-active businessmen in the city who saw the need to organize a big relevant event that would set a joyful mood as a fitting homage to the Patron of Tacloban, Sr. Santo Niño.

The Pintados Festival showcases the ancient practice of body painting and shows how the Visayan ancestors came to accept Christianity and develop great love for Santo Niño.

This year's edition, the festival will be more attractive and challenging to participating contingents and bringing it closer to the people of the Province of Leyte.

For more information, visit the Leyte Provincial Tourism Culture and Arts Council, Inc. c/o LTIPC at the Ground Floor, Leyte Academic Center, Candahug, Palo, Leyte or call at Tel. # (053) 523�9635; Telefax: (053) 321�6484 .

How to Get There

From Manila, you can fly to "The Gateway to Eastern Visayas" -- Tacloban (estimated cost Php2,700++, round trip, 1 hour 15 minutes).

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