A day-long festival highlighting the annual city fiesta celebration. The main feature is the Bonok-bonok, an ethnic Mamanua(IPES)dance performed by the natives during thanks giving, worship and wedding ceremonies.
The prelude to the celebration of the Maradjao-Karajao Festival is the Bulawanon Barangay "Bulawanon" means beautification. Before the Bonok-bonok festivity held, preliminary contest between the 22 barangays of Surigao City and 9 coastal barangays is ongoing to accentuate the month-long festivity that livens up to the household of each respective family of Surigao City.
Other activities are street dancing participated by different private government contingents using creative costumes, huge floats and hilarious chanting "Viva Señor San Nicolas! Viva Maradjao Karajao!". |
