Pre - YAP DAY 2009
1st Day, March 01, 2009

09:30am   OPENING CEREMONIES:
MC Remarks
Gagil Remarks

10:00am   OPENING DANCE:
(Dance 1)  Tomil - Woman's Sitting Dance
TNS Activity Announcement

11:00am   RECOGNIZING VISITORS:
By Yap Visitors Bureau

*(On-going demonstrations of traditional techniques and activities listed below for both days)

11:30am   DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
Statement of Program and Activities
Fire starting
Basket weaving
Juggling
Husking copra  (boys)
Husking copra  (girls)
Parr parr weaving
Ball weaving
Fan weaving
Chirring weaving
Spear Throwing
Migilgil  (Co-ed)
Raft making
Culture Program Handicrafts and Local Arts

01:00pm   TNS DEMONSTRATION ANNOUNCEMENT:

02:00pm   MARINE RESOURCES:
Statement of MRMD Program
Drawing Contest award recognition
     (Grade: 1 & 2 - 3, 4 & 5 - 6, 7 & 8)
Essay Contest award recognition
     (Grade: 9 & 10 - 11 & 12)

02:30pm   TRADITIONAL DANCES:
(Dance 2)  Gagil - Woman's Sitting Dance
(Dance 3)  Fanif - Woman's Sitting Dance

05:30pm   END OF FIRST DAY ACTIVITIES

 

OFFICIAL OPENING DAY 2009
2nd Day, March 2, 2009

09:30am   OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONIES:
Conch shell blowing to officially open Yap Day 2009
MC’s Opening Remarks
Local Blessing
Gagil Welcoming remarks
Remarks by Chairman, Yap Day Committee
Traditional Carriage of Stone Money
Police March
Tiyor/Tam', Special Traditional Dance (Dance 1)  Gagil
Speeches  (COP, Speaker, Governor)

11:00am OPENING DANCE:
(Dance 2)  Tomil - Bamboo Dance  (co-ed)
TNC Activity Announcement

*(On-going demonstrations of traditional techniques and activities listed below for both days)

12:00pm   AGRICULTURE ACTIVITES:
Statement of activities
Awards

12:30pm   CULTURAL ACTIVITIES:
Statement of Program & Activities
Male/Female Attire Display
     Neighboring Island Team
     Main Island Team
Male Tattoo Display
     Presenter Neighboring Island
     Presenter Main Island
Log Pulling Demonstration
     Neighboring Island Team
     Main Island Team

02:00pm   TRADITIONAL DANCES:
MC statement
(Dance 3)  Fanif - Bamboo Dance  (co-ed)
(Dance 4)  Maap - Bamboo Dance  (co-ed)
(Dance 5)  Rull - Woman's Standing Dance

05:30pm   CLOSING OF YAP DAY 2009

*On-going demonstrations of traditional techniques and activities (Both days):
(First Day: Begin 10:00am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 4:30pm)
(Second Day: Begin 10:00am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 3:30pm)

Historical Preservation Booth:
Rope making presentation
Rope tying technique presentations
Local net making and repairing presentations:
Grass Skirt Making
Fish Trap making
Thatch Roof weaving

Traditional Navigation Society Booth:
Historical background of both canoe building and traditional navigation system
Historical background of the Traditional Navigation Society
Canoe building tools and demonstrations
Sailing contests (at shoreline venue)
Canoe rides (at shoreline venue)

Yap Interagency Nutrition Education Council:
Varieties of local cooking presentations

Open:
Handicraft making presentations
Leis making presentations
Coconut oil making