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by Jhaypee Guia on May 22, 2012 Panagbenga Festival is also known as Flower Festival or Season of Blooming. This festival is yearly celebrated in Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines, during the months of February and March. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on May 22, 2012 Do you know the bullfighting festival Corrida de Toros or Running of the Bulls in Spain? It is a traditional event in Spain where one or more bulls are baited and then killed in a bullring for sport and entertainment. By detractors, it is often called a blood sport, but for the followers of the spectacle, it is a “fine art” and not a sport. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on May 22, 2012 Celebrated every 3rd Sunday of January by the municipality of Buenavista, this cultural festival makes maximum use of the rich cultural tradition of the oldest municipality of the province. The presentation of songs, dances and musical tableau depicts the various influences Buenavista has been subjected to. It is celebrated in honor of the town’s Patron Saint, Sr. Sto. Nino. “Palayag” marked a new footprint during the 2008 Buenavista Centennial Celebration. They defined “Palayag” as to sail through “Layag”-using water vessel. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on May 22, 2012 Celebrated every January 6, the feast of the Three Kings marks the official end of the liturgical Christmas of the Philippines. The twelve days of Christmas end with the Feast of Epiphany also called the “The Adoration of the Magi” or the “The Manifestation of God”. It is also known as the Pasko ng Matatanda (Feast of the Elderly); the day specially honors senior citizens. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on May 22, 2012 A spectacle worth marking on one's calendar happens in the province of Negros Occidental where a different festival is celebrated. Bailes De Luces Festival is celebrated every January 5 of the year. It is a conceptualization of hope and thanksgiving for the blessings received in the previous year. It is the town’s celebration of its Charter Day and a befitting culmination of the Christmas season. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on May 22, 2012 The Moriones is an annual festival held on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The "Moriones" are men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers as interpreted by local folk. The Moriones or Moryonan tradition has inspired the creation of other festivals in the Philippines where cultural practices or folk history are turned into street festivals. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on May 22, 2012 The Rodeo Masbateño Festival is an annual event which takes place in Masbate City that showcases skills in livestock handling, such as lassoing, wrestling, and riding cattle. Also included in the event are a fair and exhibitions and trade of cattle and horses. The event has taken place every summer since 1993 in the province of Masbate, which is traditionally considered the “Cattle Country of the Philippines.” » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on May 21, 2012 The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival commemorates the Cebuano people's pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on May 21, 2012 The Black Nazarene, known to devotees in Spanish as Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno (Filipino: Mahal na Itim na Nazareno; English: "Our Father Jesus [the] Nazarene") is a life-sized, dark wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ carrying the cross, believed to be miraculous by many Filipino Catholics. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on May 21, 2012 The Dinagyang is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January, or right after the Sinulog in Cebu and the Ati-Atihan in Aklan. It is held both to honor the Santo Niño and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis. » Read More
