Simballay Festival: Pagpasalamat, Paglipay , Pag-inambitay

January 02, 2018
By Vinje Joshua Sumile
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Simballay is an annual of the Municipality of Nabunturan from a mansaka word meaning "Togetherness, sharing and thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest". The Simballay festival first came into existence in 1994 when nabunturan was named as a Provincial Agri-Industrial Center in Region XI alongside with the municipalities in Tagum and Panabo. Simballay festival celebrated once a year and it was very successful event because every barangays of nabunturan prepare it for a long day .

Barangay people participated with their various interpretation of native tradition and culture. It was such impressive display of ethnic costumes all throughout the busy streets along the crowd.

For me the most beautiful and attracted booth of every barangay is barangay pangotosan because it shows their harvest like coconut and that called "bagol" to make a charcoal or in bisaya "uling" .

The most attracted to all is when the lights is on and the umbrella is so beautiful because they put a Christmas lights on it and the umbrella is double purpose when it is raining. Simballay is a very fun festival of Nabunuran because their are lot of activities like "Iwag sa Kadalan" the main highlight of the Simballay festival.