Saint Augustine Institute / Retro: Jinawa Festival 2008

November 1, 2008

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
November 16, 2010

Gigaquit Multi-Purpose Building
 

Support Jinawa Festival 2009!

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
October 10, 2009

(2nd Jinawa Festival)
November 1 is fast approaching and its time for the Second Jinawa Festival! The preparations suffered some initial setbacks when the supposed participants from different schools in other towns decided to back out only this first week of October. Fortunately, our very own Gigaquitnon kababayans from the different barangays would not allow this affair to be cancelled. Led by their respective gallant Barangay Captains and leaders, the following groups responded by joining the Jinawa Festival contests! They are as follows:

1. Bgy. Ipil
2. Bgy. Alambique
3. Bgy. Mahanub
4. Bgy. Villaflor and Villafranca cluster
5. Bgy. San Antonio, Bgy. Anibongan and Bgy. Camboayon cluster

GNSHI might join but not yet confirmed as of today, while SAI will join as a non-competing performer.

Anyhow, the organizer of the Jinawa Festival led by the LGU wish to appeal to all Gigaquitnons for donations in terms of prizes. The amounts needed are as follows:

First Prize: P7,000
Second Prize: P5,000
Third Prize: P3,500

Consolation prizes: P2,000 each non-winner

The above amounts are just small compared to the honor and pride that this event will bring to our beloved Gigaquit.

To all concerned Gigaquitnons, please respond immediately as time is running out . . .

Mabuhay an mga Gigaquitnons!


Video below from First Jinawa Festival . . .

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

Jinawa: by Mar Recentes

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
March 4, 2009

Hala sige balikasa an imo silingan! Ba-ira na an dangay! Panghapyas na nan lana! Pagtungajaw! Ugay gajod paghunung hangtod maupos an imo boses, hangtod tunghay duyum. Pero pagkasilum, sa ila kaw gihapon mangajo nan tangyad, sanan ugbus nan gayay. Jaon may ila tindahan, di ba? So “ibig sa bihun” mag-good for na sab kaw nan buyad, asin, suka – unu pa? – asukar sanan sabon. Jawas! Kapresko nato kuman Luy! Higaya na sab kamo ni Mano Pido! May limit nan ton hinuon, kay amo ra nan jatis na drakula, kon maig-an nan sūga, muhujos man. Sa pag-abot nan oras na lūkūy na an tijan, ini tikuy-tikuy na sab kaw para maka-good for. Pero inday unu, pagkangadj-an duyom na sab, mag-uyan man lagi sa ila nan bato! Mangabali man an ila tambis! Magka-kisi lagi an ila pawud sanan mga binugha, kay jari na si Luluy manghilabot nan dili ija. Kay puluho man lagi kaw Luy!

Sa tan-aw nimo, marajaw ton? Kalain sab nimo, Luy! Amo ra kaw nan uyud na aja ra sin-sūpsūp nan dūgūs nan iban na mga buyak, way hago, way huyas! Gamhananan kaw gajud, Luy!

Amo ra kaw nan mga ekstra sa Jinawa! Amo tun an tagtungajaw nan mga jawa kay an ila plano sa kalibutan puro away nan mga tawo. Kada agunyas an mga jawa jaon maghurum na kay ila dajon pas-anon an kayag sa namatay. Ugsa, an pagpangaji sanan marajaw na nahimo nan mga tawo amo tun an maglikay sa ila sa impyerno. An mga anghel amoy magbantay sa hapit na mag-last trip na tawo. Sa tabang nan agunyas, an mga tawo mahibayo na jaoy naglisud na sa lawas nija. Ugsa hamok an mangurus, mangaji gamay sanan muhangad sa taas na unta kon kuhaon man an kayag nan tawo na tun, mahilangit sab. (Pero kon jadto lagi parehas kan Luluy amo an imo silingan, ugay sab pagtungajaw, kay malipay man an mga jawa para sa sunod na last trip. Basi ikaw na sab an dekorahan nan kandila…)

Gosh! Nanindug an mga buhok ko! An ako opisyo sa article na ini para lamang i-explain an Jinawa, tapos nuabot pa sa agunyas! Hala sige, i-imagine mo an tingog nan agunyas, aber kon di kaw mapa-susmaryosep! Anyway, sa actual na Jinawa Festival wayay agunyas. Selebrasyon hinuon ini nan pagpildi nan marajaw sa dautan. Magsugod ini sa mga balikas. Matinubagay an mga jawa. Mag-chant sila nan mga balaknon na mga piyesa. Magsajaw sajaw sila. Gana an ila costume, mga jawa gajud! An kinabuhi nan Festival jaon sa choreography sanan blending nan mga boses. An masakiton kay maghigda sa ija lantay kay hapit na lagi mga last trip. Ugsa an mga anghel amoy mutabang sa ija para mahilangit an ija kayag. Timbang timbangon an mga sayǎ nan masakiton para makuha an desisyon.

An Jinawa Festival typical sanan indigenous ra gajud sa Gigaquit Town. Way lain sa iban na mga munisipyo na jaoy ila pareho nan iton na sajaw sanan dialogues. An Aklan jaoy ila Ati-atihan, an Baguio jaoy sab Panagbenga. Kita na taga Gigaquit dapat proud para maipakita an ato kultura sanan tradisyon. We must be proud of our past, our religiousity, the way we value rightness against the doings of evil.

Jinawa Festival is another project under the Gigaquit Tourism Industry which is being pushed by the Gigaquit Civic Club – a Manila-based organization that wants to bring the best of the town and people of Gigaquit. The main aspects of GCC concern are to manifest the culture, preserve the natural resources and uphold religiousity of the people.

As one, Gigaquit must move on and develop as another tourist attraction in far Southern Philippines. Enough with politics and killings! Everyone must learn to value our worth as a people and let everyone around the globe know how we value morality and religiousity.

An Jinawa is a satire wake up call to those people who hide beneath their cloaks of ignorance and “walang-paki”. Let us not wait for the chime of bells to tell us “Hey, you have few moments to live… do something good for others or else, these Jawas would bring your soul to the hot bed of hell!”

For comments and inquiries, please email Philippine Army Capt. Mario Recentes at mar_recentes02@yahoo.com

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

First Jinawa Festival

Posted by Steven Egay

For the Gigaquit Civic Club
December 10, 2008

Write-up by Jojo Patosa:

November 1, 2008 / Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte, Philippines

Gigaquit is rich with nature’s bounty. Blessed with good people, rich cultural heritage and beautiful tourist spots.

Boosting Gigaquit tourism, JINAWA Festival ’08 came into action. Dated back 1860 during the term of Don Julian Parnada, adventurers people from Bohol landed and dwell in Poblacion Canlagsik and Hinambujan, Parang and Mahanub. The religious Bul-anon’s initiated Minoros and Jinawa to give honor during the feast of Patron Saint Senior San Agustin.

It has been believed that the drama/ theater presentation of Minoros and Jinawa after the procession of Senior San Agustin will give good weather during the Fiesta Celebration.

But oopps!!! It’s not what you’re thinking. I know what’s in your mind. Here’s the story line of JINAWA: The devil is called “Jawa” in the Surigaonon language. Thus, Jinawa means to act like the devil or in this local play, to perform the role of the devil.

Jinawa is a popular presentation or playlet performed in public during the town fiesta in honor of the Patron Saint, Senior San Pedro (St. Peter). As a theater presentation this is very popular most especially in the towns of Gigaquit and Claver, and quite possibly also in the neighboring towns of Bacuag and Placer to the North of Carrascal and Cantilan to the South where it has become a traditional performance have been preserved as such for many, many years and continues today.

Jinawa has a biblical theme and was originally introduced and performed by the early Christians in Gigaquit with the encouragement of the Spanish friars as a form of entertainment during the fiesta.

The Jinawa does not advocate and glorify the devil. On the other hand, its characters especially Lucifer and some of his minions like Rico, Remlan, Kalbunero, etc. try to tempt the faithful to follow them to hell but fail despite their almost irresistible enticement. In the end, good triumphs over evil and the play ends with the “Alabasyon” with the audience giving home mage to the town’s Patron Saint by exalting or shouting in unison: “Viva Kan Senior San Agustin’.

The First Jinawa Festival was held last Nov. 1, 2008 in Gigaquit as a way of reviving this traditional play.

The winners were:
1st place- Brgy. Alambique
2nd place and Best in Production Design- Brgy. Ipil
3rd place- Saint Augustine Parish Contingent
4th place and Best in street Dancing- GNSHI

Saint Augustine Institute did their special performance too.

It was an unforgettable experience for me then. Winning or losing doesn’t matter, what matters most was how we play the game and responded to the call to join the festivity.

Whooaa!!! The festival was indeed an entertainment.


Click this >> to see standard script of a Jinawa Play


Click the image below to enlarge . . .
Click arrow to play videos below . . .

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Donors
The prizes for the First Jinawa Festival were donated by the following:
1st prize P10,000 by Gigaquit Civic Club
2nd prize P7,500 by Gigaquit Municipal Government
3rd prize P5,000 by Gigaquit Municipal Government

All other expenses related to decorations, sound system, etc. were shouldered by the Gigaquit municipal government.

In the future, it is hoped that majority of the funding requirements will be borne by the private sector.

Get full DVD copy . . .
Only selected videos of the 1st Jinawa Festival event are included in this topic. To get your complete DVD copy you may buy it from the Gigaquit Tourism Office by contacting Mr. Leslie Pingal at 09193590782.

You may also contact the Gigaquit Civic Club at (632) 8346306 for assistance.


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

Jinawa Festival 2008 Result

Posted by Steven Egay

For the Gigaquit Civic Club
November 5, 2008

The Jinawa Festival was held successfully in Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte last Saturday November 1, 2008. The winners of the festival contest as follows:
First Prize: Barangay Alambique
2nd Price: Barangay Ipil
3rd Price: Gigaquit Parish
4th Prize: GNSHI

See sample video below . . .

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

Jinawa Festival preparations

The Jinawa Festival Council (JFC) was organized last September 8, 2008 spearheaded by the religious and local gov't sectors. Basically this is a multi-sectoral undertaking mainly for the purpose of reviving and promoting the Jinawa play.

Attendees were:

1. Fr. Jhun Balberia, Parish Priest
2. Mrs. Elvira Egay, representing Mayor Carlos M. Egay, Sr.
3. Mr. Leslie Pingal, Municipal Tourism Officer
4. Ms. Ruth Christian Jelle Suniel, SAI
5. Mr. Ignacio Tagsip, GNSHI
6. Mr. Jojo Patosa, GNSHI
7. Mr. Steven Egay, GCC

The Gigaquit Civic Club has been pushing this initiative for quite sometime and it is good that we can already see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our aim is ambitious as we aspire Jinawa Festival to attain the stature similar to Sinulog or Ati-atihan festivals. Though the government is an important component of the council, the decision and management of the Festival will be decided in consensus. The voice of the religious sector is especially of great importance since this festival has religious significance.

Jinawa play is basically about a lost soul who at the end would like to send a message to the living, not to commit the same sins he did, and suffer the consequences. This is a traditional play which originated and actively practiced in Kanlagsig area in Barangay Alambique. Unfortunately, at the turn of the century and as modern times set in, there were less people getting involved in the play.

This August fiesta celebration, there was a Jinawa play included in the Cultural Show "Balik Gigaquit Night". It was played in other instance during the Fiesta and to see examples please click Jinawa play and Jinawa video clips. A copy of the narration will be attached in this site soon.

The JFC agreed that it will be held every 1st of November in line with the Halloween Season. The 1st Festival is hoped to be held this Nov. 1, 2008. So far, the following sectors have signified interest in fielding their contingents:
1. Gigaquit National School of Home Industries
2. Bgy. Alambique
3. Bgy. Ipil
4. Samahang Kabataan (SK)

Non-contestant special participation by Saint Augustine Institue

To all, you are invited to come to Gigaquit on Nov. 1, 2008 and witness this historic event.

See you in Gigaquit!

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