The Catandungan Festival is a festival held every year in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines, every third week of October nearest October 24, which is when Catanduanes was founded as a province, independent from Albay. This year, the celebration of the festival fell on the 25th and 26th of the month. The festival is conducted to honor the creation of the province.
The Festival features the "Pantomina Catanduanes" or "Padadyaw sa Tinampo", a colorful street dance competition during the festival period. Pantomina is a popular dance not just in the province but also to the whole provinces of the Bicol region. Its movements are intended to be reminiscent of a mating dance between a rooster and hen.
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