A Celebration of Bountiful – Lanzones Festival 0
After my escapade to discovering the secrets of Mount Hibok Hibok, which is actually a volcano overcrowded with green vegetation, the hot springs that the volcano supplies and its invigorating waters. I know that apart from this beauty that belongs to Camiguin, the island is also known for a lot of other beautiful things.
Camiguin is the home of the Lanzones festival. Lanzones is the common term used by most Filipinos for the plant Lansium domesticum. It is a native fruit to the Philippines and many tropical countries of Asia. In Camiguin, it has been the best form of livelihood for centuries. As a fruit, Lazones is pale yellow when ripe and the meat inside is white. Some big pieces of the inside contain huge seeds but most small bits are seedless. It is a sweet fruit but the island of camiguin produces that sweetest Lanzones among all places in the Philippines.
The Lanzones festival which happens every 3rd week of October, is an annual event made to commemorate the plentiful harvest. Headdresses, baskets, carriages and even capes are accented with Lanzones that makes the event more vibrant but the best things about the festival, are the facts that people living in Camiguin come together to dance, give thanks and celebrate the feast.
The event is participated by many municipalities in Camiguin and the near by provinces. The festival is known to be the most visited attraction in the island throughout the year. Additionally, Camiguin is the leading domestic exporter of lanzones in the Philippines. They export delicious and cheap lanzones to near by provinces. A kilo of lanzones costs approximately 30 pesos (around 75-80 cents in USD).
Camiguin is an island of inland beauties. However, it also has beaches that could even match the beauty of other leading beaches in the Philippines like Boracay. Popularly, the white island is a small islet of white sands that shows up on the medium to low tide. It is 2 kilometers away from the nearest shore of Camiguin, and it is an amusing sight to witness.
It is surrounded by cool blue waters where Mount Hibok Hibok is clearly visible not to mention that it even looks better when the sky is ultimately blue. There are no infrastructures in the island because it is prohibited by the local government of Camiguin. One of the best things that I liked in coming to the white island is riding on pump boats offered for rent by the local inhabitants.
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