Sag-ahan Festival in its search for cultural and tourism identity, named its festival “THE SAG-AHAN FESTIVAL” to manifest its joy and sense of thanksgiving and gratefulness for all the blessings and abundance it has received through the years. Sag-ahan is derived from the original name of the settlement  near the Sag-ahan River  many years ago  In the local dialect “sag-ahan” means to take or catch fish with the hands, This method of fishing was popularly used due to the abundance of fish in the area.

Fishermen use traditional methods of fishing as hook and line, drop or drip nets or crew of large and new methods, the Kobkob or purse seine which venture farther to greater depths

The humble families find comforting moments when low tide occurs at night. So they could fish in the shallow beaches, using gas lamps bolos and spear. These simple methods greatly supplement their daily food requirements when other sophisticated methods fail to bring in a good catch. Often times these poor man’s method goes a little further to supplement family finances for food, clothing and educational needs of their children. The housewife vends or market what ever the husband’s caught in order to augment family income.

The life of a fishermen is not a cheerful one, the terrific heat or cold that beat upon his body when out to sea the sudden storm and gust of wind when far out to sea and the heart breaking misfortune of having no catch at all.

These are but part of the harrowing part life of a fisherman. Nevertheless,  the fisherman of Toboso , despite his struggle for daily existence have always endeavored to find time for socio-cultural and religious activities by celebrating in its own humble way, its annual feast of thanksgiving and gratefulness to the Lord for all the blessing of abundance he has received trough the years. Sag-ahan is a reenactment of the lives of the fisherfolk of Toboso.