Ubanon-Boao  Annual District Fiesta 2006

Ubanon-Boao  annual district fiesta  was celebrated with the usual  
filial devotion by the devotees of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, the
patroness,  last October 15 2006. The observance of daily penitential
procession  at four o'clock in the morning opened the month -long
observance of October as the month of the Holy Rosary, and the traditional
nine-day Novena-Mass in preparation for the feast day.

This year's celebration ushered in both the gaity and funfare of the
socio-cultural activities consisting of the Inter-school General
Information Contest,  Spelling Bee Contest for the Graders, Modern Dance
Contest, and the fun-filled  search for Miss Gay " Mahusay Ako"  and  Little
Miss Ubanon-Boao. The active participation of the four barangay in the
district added excitement with the touch of local color in the buntings
and arches competition with a handsome cash prizes of P15, P12, and
P10,000 respectively for the ist, second and third place personally
donated by the Hermana Mayor herself.

The daily procession and afternoon nine-day Novena -Mass punctuated the
religious observance.The solemn celebration of the feast day was
highlighted with the procession of the miraculous image of Our Lady of the
Most Holy Rosary, and the Pontifical Mass officiated by Bishop Felomino
Bactol of Maasin Leyte, and Bishop Emeritus Maximiano T. Cruz with 10
priests concelebrating.

The threat of heavy rains during the week miraculously stopped with a
fair and sunny weather the whole day of the "patron". Meldring B. Valles
was the over-all coordinator of all  the activities.The Hermana Mayor,
Mrs. Alicia Colandog-Arcales, wife of the late Lito Arcales, was most
grateful for the blessings and success of the entire celebration.
Ubanon-Boao  District Fiesta
An Mga Patron