In the passing of time, people from other neighboring provinces like Negros, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor and other nearby places, have fallen captive to the beauty of the place and resettled in and ventured for a greener pasture. The early inhabitants were responsible for the beauty of the place as they laboriously cultivated the land, thus giving them abundant harvest.
Since then, a substantial time of each and every Polanqueño revolves around farming as it become their way of life. Blessed with agricultural land and favorable climate suited for farming, local folks continuously enjoy heaven's gift of agricultural resources and the overflowing abundant harvest of agricultural products like palay, corn and copra.
Amidst the abundance and agricultural success, Polanqueños come together in a fitting and festive occasion to offer thanksgiving or PASALAMAT.
Through the passing of time, this activity of thanksgiving was translated into a majestic, glaring and rightful colorful festival where it recognizes the contribution of the ever loyal and ever-reliable TORO or CARABAO behind all the agricultural bounty, thus, the festivity of EL TORO lives on.
Polanco's El Toro Festival reflects the cultural, social, and spiritual interactions as it showcase the life of a Polanqueño that transformed the municipality from a humble beginning into a simple yet bountiful place.
EL TORO FESTIVAL...truly an expression of Polanqueños cultural pride preserved thru the passing of times...
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