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SIGAY FESTIVAL

 

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As part of positioning Binmaley Pangasinan as the“Seafood Capital of the North”, the town holds a grand fiesta named as the SIGAY FESTIVAL.

The Sigay Festival is a one week celebration from January 15 to February 2 which will give tribute to the aquaculture industry of the town, which is the number one source livelihood of the community of Binmaley. Sigay is a Pangasinan dialect word which means to harvest.  Read More:  https://www.asensopangasinan.com/pangasinan-online-photo-gallery/photo-events/sigay-festival-2011/

 

Pangasinan Sigay FestivalPhoto from:  demotix.com

Sigay Festival is a grand fiesta held in Binmaley, Pangasinan, also popularly known as the “Seafood Capital of the North”. This event is a one-week celebration from January 15th to February 2nd. The Sigay Festival is annually celebrated to promote and give importance to Binmaley’s aquaculture industry, which is the main source of livelihood of the community. Strategically located as having the l …

argest land area for aquaculture in Pangasinan the town is also commonly recognized as the “Fishbowl of Pangasinan”. The word “sigay” means to harvest or a time to collect opulent yields of the farm, the ponds, the rivers and the seas.  Read More:  https://greedypeg.org/pangasinan/Sigay-Festival.html

 

Pangasinan Sigay FestivalPhoto from:  punch.dagupan.com

Binmaley celebrated its first-ever Sigay Festival which was held from January 26 to February 2, 2011.  The week-long festival is also a fitting commemoration of the town’s 421st founding anniversary. It is also launching pad for the town to be recognized as the “Seafood Capital of the North”.
 
The word sigay in the Pangasinan language, broadly translates to harvest, or a time to gather the rich yields of the farm, the sea, the ponds and the rivers. It also relates to a contraction of the words silew meaning light and gayaga meaning merriment.  Read More:  http://aropangasinan.blogspot.com/2011/02/binmaley-sigay-festival-2011.html
 

Pangasinan Sigay FestivalPhoto from:  northwatch.wordpress.com

 

Pangasinan Sigay FestivalPhoto from:  pangasinanphilippines.blogspot.com

 

Photo from:  https://nboi.blogspot.com/2014/01/sigay-festival-2014.html

 

Photo from:  http://morefunpangasinan.blogspot.com/2015/02/popular-festivals-in-pangasinan-bani.html

 

Photo from:  http://punch.dagupan.com/articles/news/2014/02/sigay-streetdancing/

 

Photo from:  http://aropangasinan.blogspot.com/2011/02/binmaley-sigay-festival-2011.html

 

Photos below from:  asensopangasinan.com

 

Pangasinan Sigay Festival

 

Pangasinan Sigay Festival

 

Pangasinan Sigay Festival

 

Pangasinan Sigay Festival

 

Pangasinan Sigay Festival

 

Pangasinan Sigay Festival

 

Pangasinan Sigay Festival

 

Pangasinan Sigay Festival

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Pangasinan Belongs to the Ilocos Region

Pangasinan – the Heartland of the Philippines

The Hundred Islands in Pangasinan

Magnificent Beaches in Pangasinan

Dagupan, Pangasinan – Milkfish Capital

Interesting Places to Visit in Pangasinan

Colorful Festivals in Pangasinan

Have Lots of Fun in Pangasinan

 

 

 

 

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