By Nimfa Estrellado August 23, 2020 Opening of the Online Quezon Niyogyugan Festival 2020 as Gov. Danilo Suarez assisted Police Brig. G...
August 23, 2020
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| Opening of the Online Quezon Niyogyugan Festival 2020 as Gov. Danilo Suarez assisted Police Brig. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., PRO4A director in the ceremonial ribbon cutting at Perez Park in Lucena City on August 19, 2020. I via Danny Estacio |
LUCENA CITY, Quezon — In celebration of the Niyogyugan Festival, the annual festival has moved online in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with public health restrictions canceling similar festivals across the country for 2020.
The Officials of Quezon province has launched “Niyogyugan Festival,” its first-ever online commemoration last August 17 to 21, 2020.
The Provincial Government of Quezon said in a Facebook post that the festival celebrated continues to strengthen the cooperation and care of fellow Quezonians amid the challenges it faces at the present time.
The festival, conceptualized and created in 2012 through Congresswoman Aleta C. Suarez, the Niyogyugan Festival has started from initially displaying farm produce and with the aim of "shaking" the coconut industry and now, has turned to a grand festival that celebrates the tree of life and the blessed life of each and every Quezonian. Niyogyugan was coined from “niyog” (coconut) and “yugyog” (move to a fast beat).
The Niyogyugan Festival serves as a venue to showcase the creativity and talent of all Quezonians. This is also the time to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of President Manuel Luis Quezon. The celebration is also a reminder of how proud we are to be called Quezonians by sharing it with the Filipinos and the world.
Although a parade is out of the question, Niyogyugan Festival 2020 Online has used the advancement of technology in its agriculture , tourism and cultural activities. These include webinar series and discussions, online trade fairs and shopping, online competitions and online bee quizs, online "tagayan" ritual to celebrate the festival. The tagayan rite is a way to welcome Quezon visitors, with participants drinking "lambanog" (coconut gin) amid the singing and teasing of the crowd. The Festival will also be a commemoration of the Courageous Heroes of the Front Lines of Quezon in this difficult time of COVID-19.
This year's festival included an agrimart online store to promote the coconut-based products produced locally. One of the festival activities, which can be viewed via the Quezon Public Information Office Facebook page, is a video presentation of Quezon's top 10 products and tourist attractions.
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