Jagna Bohol Fiesta

[pioneer]

By Joe Espiritu
Columnist
Bohol Sunday Post

Jagna fiesta season starts in May but a barrio or two starts earlier like Looc and Canupao. Such events bring respite from the daily grind. They offer a change of diet even if only for a day or two. It also offers some sort of entertainment, a diversion or whatever as long as minds can be diverted from the daily problems.

Perhaps, that is what fiesta is all about.

A host would not offer pure vegetable dishes on fiestas. That is a sacrilege.

Besides, he would not do that if he does not want to be called a tightwad. Meat must be the main entrée. A government census taker on the poverty level in the municipality once asked a resident how many times a year he would serve meat to his family. The answer was: only once a year, during fiestas. Not wanting to place the community in a bad light, the census taker insisted that it could be more than once a year. The respondent agreed but insisted that it may be when his livestock meets a traffic accident - he is living near the provincial highway.

The fiesta celebrant, who is also a fiesta goer in other days - will raise a pig and several chickens just for the yearly event. To offer variety, he might out down his share in the purchase of carabeef, the tougher the better. The recipe would not vary from house to house, but what the heck; most of them are meat dishes. Not all could hire a cook for the affair so the host puts out his version of the dish he might have tasted somewhere.

There was once a practice among fiesta goers to send uncooked dishes, even drinks, to each other along with the usual invitation. Let them cook the meat according to their tastes. Then, everyone is welcome, even those who are seen for the first time When the prices went to orbit, the practice was discontinued.

When a stranger comes, he is asked if he is lost and is offered directions to his destination, where ever that is. The whole family is invited, even the house cat and dog but please do not bring the whole barrio.

For entertainment, a basketball tournament, usually termed inter barangay, is held with prices ranging from the cheapest to extravagant. The team members must come from the barrio. As long as he can distinguish his goal from his opponent, he would be accepted. An import or two may be allowed. When they say import, that means the player may come from outside the entrant barangay or even out of town, from the UAAP, NCAA or even PBA or NBA. All shapes and sizes of players can be seen ranging from the rolly polly dwarfs to malnourished beanpoles.

Years ago, a barrio would present a drama with homegrown cast. Comments from self-appointed critics range from laudatory to insulting, usually the latter.

Residents of the host barrio would tolerate uncomplimentary remarks because they will have their turn criticizing when time comes. However, the cinema and TV put an end to that. The wide screen and projector killed the growth of local talents.

Religious processions are held at fiesta evenings. What is noticeable is that the procession goers are mostly women of all ages - from forty up. The only men in the procession are the hired musicians and drunks.

Dances are held on the night of the fiesta. They are called benefit dances for the benefit of the host's pockets. Girls are reduced to the status of taxi dancers but they get a share of the proceeds. Previously a dance is so tight that the girls think they are being embraced by boa constrictors. This time, benefit dances are no longer held but discos. Dancers are so far apart that carabaos, which had escaped from the fiesta slaughter, can go on stampede between the dancers without being noticed.

With the prices rising astronomically, fiesta practices might change. How? We cannot predict. Meat dishes may still be there but - God forbid -, the fiesta goers are in danger of being asked to pay up before sitting down before the table.

[buwadsanga]

hey joe, grabe kanaman mag comment bayad una usa lingkod para kaon. e, dili na pista ang tawag ana! maajo pa ila ka irene nga resto kay pwede ka pa molingkod. siguro ma minus na ang handa ug kong dunay desidido mangutang pang gastog pista aw di ma wa ang atong kinaijanhong koltora!

[raldampong]

Naanay kausaban Kay sa kaniadto. Kaniadto diha pa toy hara sa Panimalay, Miss Miss sa mga Tiguwang. Indoor(Softball or Baseball) kini unta nga Outdoor kay sa gawas man. Sa una dia pa toy lumba ug bisekla unja motuhog sa ring. Karon wa na ko kita ug biseklita sa among barrio tanan naa nay haba-habal. Sa una dihay sungag ug Kabaw karon panahona Kabaw ihawon na. Dihay pay away sa Kabajo. Away nas hubog, Sa una ganahan ko akong Lolo motkar ug banjo sa Rondalla karon stereo na. Ang sajaw kaniadto Curacha karon Hip-hop na.

[windgate]

Hapit na Pista sa Jagna................................... mamista ta mis injo ralds...

[raldampong]

Pohon sa Mayo 7-8 2009 Catungawan, Guindulman. ug sa Tagbilaran sa Dampas Mayo 1, 2009 mouli ko pohon kita ta. Asa man injo

[windgate]

can-upao....

[raldampong]

Mamista ko, Adto ta ila Francis Du. ako nang Amigo. Du EK Sam Bitaw.

Andami kog daghang Calamay kay mao ra baja na ahong kinaham  nga orig nga Calamay sa Jagna.

[windgate]

Andami kog daghang Calamay kay mao ra baja na ahong kinaham  nga orig nga Calamay sa Jagna.

ajaw kay basin ug umigason ka ..................bwahahahahahaha
bitaw ok ra....bahala na nang diabetes

[buwadsanga]

ari mos bay sa canjulao kay tabangi pud ko ninjo ug luto. mao nay tinuod nga inato!

[jsr]

kinsay taga odiong diri?

[buwadsanga]

ako taga can-ipol dapit sa pangas! 

[CELSA]

buwad sanga nakaila man cguro ko sa imo asa man dapit imogn bay sa canjulao

[buwadsanga]

dapit sa daplis sapa tupad sa labhanan. taga jagna ka cels?

[fdaray]

Magkalamay festival mo diha sa Jagna  sa fiesta to promote tourism.
Kalamay is the identity to the town of Jagna.

[buwadsanga]

naa miy hundred years na tradition fdray kada fiesta. "sinug - estokada" pahinungod ni Sr. San Miguel tinigbasay between Christian and moros ang sajaw. mao nga mahimangod ang mga muslim kay pildi silas storya sa estokada.

mao niy ubang linya usa ma tinigbasay:

"ako si kampilan
way gikalisangan
ari mo dari kay hudton mo nakong tanan"

ambahador mag asoy ka
unsay imong dala

(ang moros kono ngajao ug gatosan ka mga dalaga)

"way batasang mga moro
nangajo ug gatosan ka mga dalaga
uli ug ang imong hari ingna
sundang ang among idalit nija"

dajon tambol unja kiring kiring nga sajaw mag tinigbasay
hangtud mo gawas si Sn. Miguel ma pildi ang mga moros. 

[thedayzidye]

way laing kina bonggahan ug kaon kng fiesta...looc ra jd na! weeee.....

[buwadsanga]

huwat patas january thed. pag may 1 to 31 ayos daghag kaon bawon lang ta ug diatabs.

[fdaray]

Buwad, dili, kaha masuko ang mga Muslim ani. Ang Moros is a tribe of the Muslim that are very notorious during the early time.  Wala na may mga Moros karon.

[buwadsanga]

i already emailed our mayor and pareho among mga panghunahuna hup may action na sila to revise the lines. tama ka fd, mao nga sa akong pagsako duna koy prejudice sa mga muslim gumikan ani.

[thedayzidye]

huwat patas january thed. pag may 1 to 31 ayos daghag kaon bawon lang ta ug diatabs.

mao lgi pro naa pa gajuy pista sa can.upao..murag wa nmn koy kaila dadto ba unsaon kaha ni nahu pagpamista?matunong ba ug holi week ang pista sa can.upao?

[buwadsanga]

bisag holy week naa gihapoy kaon. ang timad-an ug bag-o ang kurtina sa bay. hala sud dretso unja basa2x ug photo album hangtud nga agdahon.

[thedayzidye]

abaw! muot sii...mao diay nay tima.ilhang ug nag hikay ba...kasuway ko ug pamista sa can.upao b4 unja wa mn di cla ng hikay gida na ramn mi sa silingan para adto mu kaon...baga.baga pd ko ug nawng dadtong panahuna dah!

[buwadsanga]

kining baja kaon to the max. unja balhin napud sa pikas bay inum to the max. hangtud nga inig uli kamang na. hehehe!

thed, sa kadugay na nga panahon, nailhan na ug kinsang bay maajog kaon unja kinsang bay nga daghag inum. hehehe

[thedayzidye]

mamis gajud ka buwad na

[Lorenzo]

ari mos bay sa canjulao kay tabangi pud ko ninjo ug luto. mao nay tinuod nga inato!

kuyawa oy! pohon gusto jud ko mo attend sa pista dinha sa Jagna!

Buwad, kinsa man ang patron sa JAGNA?