29/06/2021
Another artwork for Opinyon Media. π
πΊπ»π PINTADOS 2021 ππΊπ»
The festival of all festivals π
The Pintados Festival is a cultural-religious celebration in Tacloban based on the body-painting traditions of the ancient tattooed "pintados" warriors. In 1986, the Pintados Foundation, Inc. was formed by the people of Tacloban to organize this festival in honor of Sr. Santo NiΓ±o. Years later, it was merged with the Kasadyaan Festival and thereafter would be known as the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals. But in 2010, its celebrations which was originally on the 29th was moved to the 27th to give way to the city run Sangyaw Festival also known as Parade of Lights. Pintados-Kasadyaan festival of festivals has since 2010 been held on the 27th. With the former moved to earlier date, the later became the city fiesta main attraction every June 29 up to present. The two tacloban events are independent from each other, the former is run by the provincial goverment of Leyte and Pintados Foundation and the later by the city government of Tacloban.