Kadayawan fest draws crowds

DAVAO CITY – Thousands trooped to this city’s main thoroughfares yesterday to join the “Indak-Indak sa Dalan” (street dancing) that formed part of the 22nd Kadayawan sa Dabaw festi-val.

The festivities would culminate today in a grand floral float parade, which will feature not only the different flowers grown in the area but also the bountiful harvest of fruits, vegetables and seafood in the region.

Kadayawan festival is primarily marked as a thanksgiving ritual to the gods for the abundant harvest of the land and the seas.

City Administrator Wendel Avisado, who also chairs this year’s Kadayawan festival, said the ongoing celebration is a bit different from the usual fanfare the annual activity has been known for.