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Category: Festivals and Events
Black Nazarene, Quiapo Church
The feast of the Black Nazarene is being held on January 9. Devotees gather by the thousands and they’re all there hoping to touch the Black Nazarene and be cured of their sickness or be blessed with good luck. The Black Nazarene is a wooden, life-sized sculpture of Jesus Christ…
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Santacruzan
During the month of May, the whole Philippines celebrate Flores de Mayo “Flowers of May”. It is a festival in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Santacruzan is a festivity to commemorate Queen Helena’s search of the Holy Cross. The legend tells us that Queen Helena at the old age…
Pulilan Carabao Festival in Bulacan
Honoring a saint is one of the principal reasons why Filipinos celebrate numerous fiestas. This is the reason why the people in Pulilan, Bulacan never fail to commemorate and pay tribute to San Isidro Labrador, who is the patron saint for farmers. Although the festival officially begins on May 15…
Anilag Festival in Sta. Cruz, Laguna
Almost everyone desires to register a world record. This feat will be remembered and known for the years to come. The Filipinos are no exception to this challenge in attempting to establish a record. Nothing could make this experience more fun and entertaining than doing such feat during a festivity….
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Sandugo Festival in Tagbilaran City, Bohol
Tagbilaran City in Bohol is a significant site in the annals of Philippine history. It is therefore fitting that it celebrates a fiesta that commemorates what is deemed a historical event that occurred on March 16, 1565. On this day, a blood compact took place between Datu Sikatuna and Captain…
Pahoy Pahoy Farmers Festival in Calbiga, Samar
The month of May ushers in a different kind of celebration for the residents of the town of Calbiga, Samar. From an outsider’s point of view, the festivity that is known as Pahoy Pahoy Farmers’ Festival may be considered as simply one of the numerous fiestas that the Filipinos are…
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Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City
Starting the New Year right cannot be better illustrated than the Dinagyang Festival celebrated in Iloilo City. This fiesta is observed every fourth weekend in the month of January, to commemorate the Christianization of the Philippines. A month long festivity that showcases the rich culture, which the people of Iloilo…
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Tuna Festival, General Santos City
One of the more interesting fiestas in the Philippines is the Tuna Festival in General Santos City. Most probably, this celebration was inspired by the fact that this particular city is referred to as the country’s Tuna Capital. The city’s contribution to the overall revenues of the government deserves to…
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Pintados de Passi Festival, Iloilo City
Iloilo has numerous festivities, which either have died a natural death due to the non-observance or have survived gracefully as people continue to remember commemorating such. One of the well-loved fiestas would be the Pintados de Passi Festival in Passi City celebrated every March. Through the years, this celebration has…