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Experience The Cassava Festival Of Camotes

7/30/2017

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​The most famous festival in Cebu is the Sinulog Festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.  But, there are many other festivals in the province. Some of these festivals were named after the products of the towns where the festivals are celebrated. These festivals include the Inasal Festival of Talisay City, the Bodbod Festival of Catmon, and the Cassava Festival of Tudela in Camotes.
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Cassava Festival – image source: cebu-bluewaterrs.com
Tudela, Camotes

The Municipality of Tudela is located on Poro Island in the Camotes Group of Islands. It is situated eight kilometers east of the town of Poro. The town was once called Tag-Anit before the Spaniards came.  It was renamed to Tudela by a Spanish friar who comes from a Spanish city of the same name in 1892.
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Cassava Festival – image source: cebu-bluewaterrs.com
Cassava Festival of Camotes
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The Cassava Festival of Tudela in Camotes is celebrated on the second week of June. Aside from giving thanks to the blessings they receive each year, the Cassava Festival is also held in honor of the patroness of the town, Mary Immaculate. The festival was actually overshadowed by the festivals celebrated in the other towns of the Camotes Islands. But, it was later revived by local officials.
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Cassava Festival – image source: youtube.com
​The Cassava Festival features displays of cassava-based products, exhibits, cooking competitions, a cultural show, and a street dancing competition. The participants of the street dancing competition are made up of elementary and high school students. The presentations portray and express the gratitude of the residents for the bountiful harvest of sweet potato and cassava. 
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Cassava Festival – image source: tourism.gov.ph
Getting to Tudela

You can get to Tudela by getting on an outrigger boat from the Danao City port to Poro. From Poro you can get on a motorcycle for hire to reach the town of Tudela. 
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Cassava Festival – image source: philippinetravelnotes.blogspot.com
​The Cassava Festival of Camotes is another Filipino festival where residents of a town show their gratitude for the blessings they receive each year. Have you experienced the Cassava Festival already? Tell us about it on the comments section below.
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