The Yap Day Celebrations are one of the largest and most authentic of all of Micronesia’s cultural events. The festivities always begin with the traditional conch shell blowing and presentation of stone money, which is then followed by a number of Yap’s carefully chosen and well-rehearsed traditional dance routines. The colorful and rhythmic dances are performed with song, both sitting and standing, by men, women and children who practice relentlessly in the months before each Yap Day.
The main Island of Yap transforms into a festive display of Yapese Culture with demonstrations and competitions featuring local crafts, food, drinks, sailing, fishing and other traditional skills each day of the Festival. Competitions include coconut husking and grading, log-pulling, betel nut tree climbing, and weaving, while there will be demonstrations of traditional attire, ceremonial dress, traditional tattooing, canoe and bamboo-raft building, carving, rope and net making, as well as grass skirt, kafar, basket and fan weaving, and jewellery making. Artifacts, handicrafts and other souvenir items will be available for sale and visitors can enjoy a taste of local food and drink delicacies from local stalls and outlets.
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