Kadayawan Festival

The festival's name is taken from the Mandaya word “Madayaw” which means ____.

• a. Valuable

• b. Good

• c. Beautiful

• d. Festive

Back then, the name of the festival was called ____, after three natural wonders you can find the region:

Mt. Apo, Durian, and Waling-waling.

• a. Apo Madayaw

• b. Apo Duwaling

• c. Apo Kadayawan

• d. Apo Madayag

The Kadayawan Festival is the most awaited and well-known celebration in Davao and is commemorated

during the _____ week of August.

• a. First

• b. Second

• c. Third

• d. Fourth

An activity in Kadayawan, in which women from various tribes compete by fetching water with bamboo sticks,

totaringki, in which players must use all possible means to make fire out of local materials,

and usury, a tug-of-war game in which two teams face off in a strength test.

• a. Dula Kadayawan

• b. Indak-indak

• c. Pamulak sa Dalan Kadayawan

• d. Soskaro

These games are reflections of hunting, water fetching, rice threshing & winnowing,

and the overall way of life of the many Davao tribes.

• a. Dula Kadayawan

• b. Indak-indak

• c. Pamulak sa Dalan Kadayawan

• d. Soskaro

A street dance competition that draws participants from as far as the provinces of Cotabato. You will witness here a colorful street party where revelers will dance wildly to loud drumbeats and the clink of gongs, kulintangans,

and other traditional musical instruments.

• a. Dula Kadayawan

• b. Indak-indak sa Kadalanan

• c. Pamulak sa Dalan Kadayawan

• Dula Madayaw

The Flower Parade of Kadayawan. You can also hear the thunderous drumbeats and admire the skillful performers as culture and music converge in a breathtaking show along the city’s most well-known tourist attractions.

• a. Soskaro

• b. Tambayayong sa Kadayawan

• c. Pamulak Sa Dalan Kadayawan

• d. Hiyas ng Kadayawan

A beauty contest to find young women from all the Davao tribes who have a broad understanding of their culture and wisdom.

• a. Soskaro

• b. Tambayayong sa Kadayawan

• c. Pamulak Sa Dalan Kadayawan

• d. Hiyas ng Kadayawan

Kadaywan Festival honors and recognizes the ___, an ethnic group of indigenous people that reside in the city

• a. Lumads

• b. Tboli

• c. Moro

• d. Maranao