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Binirayan Festival

The Binirayan Festival is celebrated in Antique, Philippines to commemorate the roots of the Antiqueños people, the Malays and Atis who were the island's first settlers. The festival reenacts the story of 10 Bornean datus who fled to the island of Panay and has evolved from a 3-day celebration to a month-long affair. Events during the festival include a fluvial parade and reenactment of the datus' landing, the Malay-Ati Competition showcasing the rich culture and history of Antique through performances, and the Lin-ay Kang Antique Pageant selecting an Ambassadress of Goodwill to serve as an ambassador for the province.

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Binirayan Festival

The Binirayan Festival is celebrated in Antique, Philippines to commemorate the roots of the Antiqueños people, the Malays and Atis who were the island's first settlers. The festival reenacts the story of 10 Bornean datus who fled to the island of Panay and has evolved from a 3-day celebration to a month-long affair. Events during the festival include a fluvial parade and reenactment of the datus' landing, the Malay-Ati Competition showcasing the rich culture and history of Antique through performances, and the Lin-ay Kang Antique Pageant selecting an Ambassadress of Goodwill to serve as an ambassador for the province.

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Festivals in the Philippines usually commemorate a saint thanks to our Spanish

influence. One of the rare festivals to honor our country’s past, however, still lives to this
day: Antique’s Binirayan Festival.

The festival’s date varies, with the last two festivals being held in December; but it’s
usually celebrated during the third week of April. It commemorates the roots of
Antiqueñ os: the Malays and the Atis, who were the island’s first settlers.

The festival re-enacts the story of the ten Bornean datus who fled to the island of
Panay. Binirayan has evolved from a 3-day celebration to a month-long affair for the entire
province of Antique.

Regardless of when it was celebrated, the festival always starts with the fluvial
parade and re-enactment of the landing of the 10 Bornean datus. Highlights of the festival
include the Lin-ay Kang Antique Pageant Night and the Malay-Ati Competition.

The Malay-Ati Competition showcases the rich culture of Antique through its many
cultural performances, which depict historical events, folk practices, and other ways of
showing how the Malays and Atis used to live.

The Lin-ay Kang Antique Pageant is the province-wide search for their
Ambassadress of Goodwill. It has been around since the first Binirayan Festival in 1974,
and has always selected candidates with the goal of having them serve Antiqueñ os as an
ambassador of goodwill rather than their representative for national pageants. 

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