Binirayan Festival commemorates the legend of the arrival of the ten Bornean datus on the island of Aninipay now known as Panay. (See the legend ofMaragtas.)

As Governor Evelio B. Javier, the Father of Binirayan Festival, reminded the Antiqueños during the earlier celebrations, "let us gather the strands and memories of our past, as we look back with pride, that we may look ahead with confidence to Antique tomorrow. Binirayan Festival's permanent theme is "Retracing our roots, Celebrating our greatness.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binirayan_festival