Gakit Festival
Angadanan, Isabela
Gakit Festival is an annual festival held on May 16th to 17th at the Cagayan River. Participants of the festival offer fruits, vegetables, poultry, and livestock as thanksgiving for their abundant bounty located in Angadanian, Isabela.
Gakit Festival News
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Festivals In Isabela
One of the major tourist attractions in Isabela is its unique and fun festivals. Being under the Spanish rule for 300 years, the Filipinos have adopted the Spanish tradition of celebrating fiestas and festivals honoring the town's /city's patron saint.
Gakit Festival
The province of Isabela is known for celebrating several feasts and festivals. One of its most popular feasts is the Gakit Festival, which is held at the Cagayan River. This celebration was revived by Mayor Bentot of Angadanan. According to the Mayor, the revival of celebrating this festivity is a reminder to Angadanians of ... -
Gakit Festival
Our municipality, Angadanan is located in the Southeastern part of the province of Isabela. It is comprised mainly of agriculture land. The Cagayan River, its main source of irrigation for palay and corn crops, divides the municipality into East and West Districts.
The aborigines that originally dominated this settlement were the black, kinky haired Negritos or Aetas. But as early 1745, the Spanish Missionaries have identified an ethnic group known as the Gaddangs who were famous in the early times for their valor and courage. The Gaddangs were ruled by their chieftain "Gaddanan", a furious ... -
Angadanans OTOP Showcased In 5th Gakit Festival
The local government unit of Angadanan has showcased its One-Town-One Product (OTOP) made out of bamboo during the 5th Gakit Festival held last April 12 to 15, 2012.
Angadanan Mayor Maria Lourdes Panganiban said the municipal government of Angadanan is looking at its town's potentials and wanted that the Angadanan women will become economically productive with the bamboo craft production as the primary livelihood project in the locality.
The products were conceptualized by the local government when the town officials have seen bamboo trees that are vastly grown in the town.
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Gakit Festival 2009
A compilation of Pictures and Videos of the 2009 Gakit Festival of Angadanan, Isabela, Philippines.