Over kite tangled free electric wires and tv antennas in the
summer of 2012, members of SMSP Batch 80 thought of reviving the dwindling
tradition of kite flying. With the help of the 27th IB, the 1st
Tabanog Festival was held in May that year. The overwhelming turn-out and
creative quality of the participating kites inspired the group to replicate the
same in the following years with bigger prizes and new features added such as
the Kite Making Workshop for Kids and the Paaway(Kite Fight).
Now on its 4th year of organizing the Tabanog
Festival, it has gained recognition from the Kite Association of the
Philippines and the Department of Tourism Xl and has caught the attention of
the International Kiting community.
This year’s event will have Paaway (kite fight), Flat
Creative Kites and 3D Creative Kites as categories for competition with Kite
Making Workshop for kids and a free Kiteshow Presentation by Mr. Eric Basit of
Pampanga. Moreover, 10% from sponsorship’s receipt will go to the Batch 80
Mangrove Preservation project.
Kite Flying has long been a cultural tradition with knowledge
and skill handed from generation, the perpetuity of the tradition has now been
hampered by the popularity of passive computer games that uses no brainer
creativity. Among the ASEAN countries, we have been left behind in the preservation
of the Kite Flying tradition.
Join us in preserving the Kite Flying tradition by watching
the event on May 23-24, 2015 at Padada, Davao del Sur. Bring the whole family!
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