From the words, “niyog” and ”yugyog,” the Niyogyugan Festival combines all the colorful fiestas of Quezon Province like the “Pahiyas” of Lucban, “Arana’t Baluarte” of Gumaca, “Tagultol” of Atimonan, “Maubanog” of Mauban and others. A province-wide celebration that celebrates the “Tree of Life,” Niyogyugan pays tribute to the coconut industry’s glorious past, which bore fruit in the form of lambanog distilleries, oil millers, heritage houses, and vast resort plantations. This amazing festival was created to move, shake, and bring back the vigor and dynamism of the industry and to promote the products, places, talent, and creativity of Quezonians. Info from Aliwan Fiesta Website.
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| The colorful Niyogyugan Festival at Aliwan. |
I don't have my DSLR with me, so the photos above were captured using a not-so-expensive action camera. This Niyogyugan Festival performance was part of the Aliwan Fiesta 2017 held at the Quirino Grandstand, Manila. Their queen got the Missing Photogenic award and was one of the Second Runners Up for Reyna ng Aliwan.