Gigaquit Cultural Sports Tourism

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
December 11, 2008

As hinted from the title, Cultural Sports Tourism is actually a combination of cultural and sports tourism.

What is this all about?

Cultural Tourism like the Jinawa Festival is about reviving and preserving ones culture and in so doing attracts people to come to our town. While staying, their activities and spendings will redound to the benefit of our townspeople.

Sports Tourism also does the same effect as cultural tourism. Through sports, people from other places flock to our town to participate and/or witness a sports event. And again, while staying, their activities and spendings will redound to the benefit of our townsfolk.

As an old town, Gigaquit is rich in culture. Some can be associated with physical competition and as a result, we at GCC could conceptualize the creation of something new . . . . . the fusion of sports with our culture.

We hope the different sectors in Gigaquit especially the local government will give their support so that these events can be tested in terms of viability. To be specific, here are the concepts we are working on . . .


Event: Lumba Gakit (Raft Racing)

Target Date: Jan. 31, 2009 (Saturday)

Organizer: Gigaquit Tourism Council with GCC support

Remarks: Players create their own rafts (individual and team categories) and race from Baoy to Doot Bridge; Gakit means raft and from this word Gigaquit got its name (to review history click here).



Event: Hukot Sumbag (Boxing Gigaquit Style)

Target Date: Feb. 28, 2009 (Saturday)

Organizer: Gigaquit Tourism Council with GCC support

Remarks: Hukot Sumbag is a modification from Gigaquitnons' old tradition of settling feud by "Hukot Tinigbasay". This is a form of duel wherein the 2 opponents are tied to each end of the same rope allowing just a close distance, hack each other to death using a bolo (usually double-edged type or "linantip" in the vernacular). The survivor wins. Hukot Sumbag is a modification of this practice as this is similar to boxing but in addition, the contenders are tied in the waist at each end of the same rope. The distance between them is just 2 arms-length. If there is Thai- Kickboxing then Gigaquit has "Fastened Boxing".

Originally posted by Steve Egay at http://gigaquitnons.ning.com/