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Festivals and Events

Pangasinan – 100 Reasons to Visit

Maryland, November 26, 2012December 25, 2014

The Province of Pangasinan where beautiful unexploited landscapes of nature exists. A place where innovation, technology and urban development is a continuous project. A place where technology and nature co-exists.

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Black Nazarene, Quiapo Church

eligio, January 25, 2008July 29, 2015

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

eligio, January 11, 2008December 3, 2014

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…

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Pulilan Carabao Festival in Bulacan

eligio, August 29, 2007December 21, 2013

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…

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Anilag Festival in Sta. Cruz, Laguna

eligio, August 28, 2007December 21, 2013

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

eligio, August 25, 2007December 25, 2014

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…

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Pahoy Pahoy Farmers Festival in Calbiga, Samar

eligio, August 25, 2007December 21, 2013

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

eligio, August 21, 2007December 25, 2014

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

eligio, August 20, 2007December 25, 2014

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

eligio, August 19, 2007December 25, 2014

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…

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