SINIGAYAN FESTIVAL
Sinigayan Festival held every 3rd week of March is an annual
celebration and thanksgiving in honor of their patron St. Joseph.
Sinigay sa Sagay is an expression of art and culture of the hardworking and God – fearing Sagaynons displayed and exhibited during
the Annual Sinigayan Festival as eloquent assertion of thanksgiving
on the past year.
It is a native dance evolved from the religious rituals of our
forefathers passed down from generation to generation enriched
by the intermingling of diverse Filipino customs and traditions,
now to become part of the beautiful Sagaynon culture.
History
The city of Sagay was originally known as Arguelles in 1860 a place that was f
ounded by Teniente Francisco Rodriguez and Basiliio Cordova in the mouth
of river today as known Bulanon River. Later, by the order of a Spanish leader
the town proper was transferred to a bigger settlement the old Sagay site known
as Pueblo de Magallanes.
During the administration of the second president of the
town Quintin Katalbas he officially changed the name of
the town into Sagay in 1906, derived from the word sigay
a semi-spherical shape of shell that can be found in the
shore of the town. By the end of the World War II, the center
of government was transferred to the present site, Dalusan
because of its accessibility to land transportation but the
name remain the same.