KASADYA! Pasko sa Bohol to launch on Tues.

In an effort to showcase the richness of the Boholano culture, traditions, heritage and to feel the spirit of Christmas as early as November this year, the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) has launched the 40-day activities of KASADYA! Pasko sa Bohol on Tuesday, 5 p.m. at the Carlos P. Garcia Park, New Capitol Site, Cogon, Tagbilaran City.
The KASADYA which has been highlighted with the Bohol Christmas Market will wind up on Dec. 15, 2019.
KASADYA is a Visayan word for cheer, joy, enjoyment, and zest.
The Bohol Christmas Market is a curated market place showcasing the best of local handicrafts, processed food, and local cuisine from 5 pm to 11 pm and the fresh farm produce display starts at every 9 am to 7 pm.
According to the KASADYA committee, the event would surely enjoy us wherein the local Boholano cuisine and variants reflect the simple, fresh, and natural flavors of the island’s seafood, upland treats, organic produce and other food sources. These choice menus will tease the palate such as, balbacua (ox tail stew) with ubi (purple yam), roti, nilabog nga bakasi (tiger reef eel in coconut milk) marinated organic chicken or chicken adobo, organic chicken in spicy coconut milk, ginataang shrimp with santol (shrimp with cotton fruit in coconut milk), seaweed salad, ginisang ubod sa kawayan (sautéed bamboo shoots), and more local fusion.
The processed food featured the “Kabilin” or heirloom food products that have been handed down from generations as family recipe secrets will be revealed through a video documentary, product and maker profile, and of course, product display.
Also in the event wherein, the fresh farm product quenches the thirst, with all the local fruits made readily available as natural fruit juices and shakes. The coconut- a tree of life, takes triple bows with the buko juice “tuba” and “bahalina” – two variants of the coconut wine. The carabao milk in chocolate flavor, or chocobao, has become a best-seller, and these dairy products include ice cream, cheese, and even mozzarella, and other freshly harvested season vegetables and crops such as ubi, taro, cassava, camote, banana, pechay, cabbage among others.
For the handicrafts are the “habol| or weaving showcases the traditional art of weaving: Bohol’s woven products using diverse local materials and designs woven by communities using traditional handlooms and the dexterity of bare hands.
There will be fashion accessories, Bohol artisans and artists and nightly entertainment at the venue such as local talent and cultural shows, band performances, variety shows and contests.
The Dayegon contest has been scheduled on December 13, 2019, at 6 pm, Bohol Cultural Center, while the elimination for the Belen contest to come up with 8 finalists has been scheduled on December 1-15, 2019 and the final judging of the contest will be on December 14-15, 2019 at the CPG Park.
The Belen and the Dayegon are two of the most enduring Christmas traditions that have been the hallmark of local heritage. The Belen is a display of the manger scene depicting the birth of the Messiah while the Dayegon is the traditional devotional performance practice expressed as votive carol to the new-born Jesus Christ. Dayegon is a local word that means “to praise” or “to worship.” (Atoy Cosap)