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 Ibon-Ebon Festival - The Fabulous Fiesta

Ibon-Ebon Festival - The Fabulous Fiesta

by Jhaypee Guia on May 31, 2012

Ibon-Ebon festival, also called “Birds and Eggs Festival,” is a celebration held during the first and second days of February in Candaba, Pampanga. It was first celebrated on February 1 and 2 in 1998 and has been running successfully up to now. This festival is also a celebration for another year of bountiful harvest. The main features of the festival are the migratory birds.


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Pintados de Pasi Festival

Pintados de Pasi Festival

by Rosevie Decio on August 17, 2012
The Pintados de Pasi Festival, in Passi City, central of Iloilo province, is perhaps one of the best known and established festivals of the Visayan region that have evolved through the years. It has played a big part in the lives of most Passinhons. It is the most popular spectator cultural event and the most popular for the community that has a large following. Theatrical-like street dancing performances are a celebrated part of the Pintados festivity that is characterized by heavy and aggressive body movements. Here, performers adorned in traditional body tattoo with elaborate geometrical designs in their body, including their arms, legs and torso dramatizes stories in which the towns’ ancestral beings laid down every feature of the area, especially, their way of life.
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Cry of Pugad Lawin Monument: The Beginning of the Philippine Revolution

Cry of Pugad Lawin Monument: The Beginning of the Philippine Revolution

by Jhaypee Guia on August 7, 2014
The Cry of Pugad Lawin Shrine was developed by virtue of the Pugad Lawin Historical Committee created in 1983 to locate the residence of Juan Ramos, son of Melchora Aquino.
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Kannawidan Ylocos Festival: Pride of the Ilocano Culture

Kannawidan Ylocos Festival: Pride of the Ilocano Culture

by Jane Dacumos on May 25, 2012
Ilocos Sur is a beautiful province located in the northern part of Luzon. It is a province rich in culture that represents the ancient Spanish and Filipino heritage. To show and share their treasures to the whole world, the locals conceived a festival that highlights these cultural traditions and they called it the “Kannadiwan Festival”.
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Tinagba Festival: Celebrating the Abundant Harvest

Tinagba Festival: Celebrating the Abundant Harvest

by Jhaypee Guia on May 25, 2012
Tinagba Festival is a yearly celebration in Iriga City, Camrines Sur during the month of February. It is a harvest-offering occasion that also celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The festival originally started from the rituals of the earliest Bicolanos who offered their harvest to their gods as a way of thanksgiving and requesting for a more abundant harvest.
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Guling-Guling Festival

Guling-Guling Festival

by Jhaypee Guia on May 30, 2012

Guling-Guling Festival is a traditional occasion that happens yearly in the month of February in Paoay, Ilocos Norte. It is held before the Ash Wednesday or the start of the season of Lent or also known as “Semana Santa”, which begins 40 days prior to Easter. It is celebrated as a the last day of merry-making and enjoyment for the townspeople before the Lenten season.


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Apung Iru Fluvial Festival

Apung Iru Fluvial Festival

by Jhaypee Guia on July 4, 2013
Apung Iru Fluvial Festival is an annual celebration held in Apalit, Pampanga every June 28-30. It is also the feast day of the town's Patron, St. Peter. The local term “Apung Iru” refers to the image of St. Peter.
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Experience the Best of Taguig Festivals!

Experience the Best of Taguig Festivals!

by Jane Dacumos on July 21, 2012
The fiesta is a big part of Filipino culture, a regular celebration to give thanks to their patron saint, or recognize their rich culture, tradition, and favorite products.
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Ati-Atihan: The Mother of All Philippine Festivals

Ati-Atihan: The Mother of All Philippine Festivals

by Kheem Caparas on May 26, 2012

Ati-Atihan, considered as the Mother of All Philippine Festivals, is one of the most colorful merrymaking events in the country. A combination of a religious tradition and cultural showcases, this festival will get you dancing in the streets with the loud drumbeats!


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Sinigayan Festival

Sinigayan Festival

by Rosevie Decio on May 24, 2012
Sagay City’s name was derived from "sigay", a bright, univalve-shelled mollusk that is abundant in the rich shores of Sagay. This marine creature is also the reason why the name of the town’s festival is Sinigayan Festival.
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