Festivals in the Philippines
JANUARY
1. FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARENE - Quiapo Church, Manila - January 9
People go to Quiapo Church, Manila to honor the miraculous wooden black statue of Jesus Christ carried by male devotees during the procession.
2. BINIRAY – Romblon - January 9
A festival parade in the sea followed by a celebration in Romblon
3. LINGAYEN GULF LANDING - Lingayen, Pangasinan - January 9
Held in Lingayen Pangasinan, it commemorates the landing of General MacArthur’s Allied Forces in Luzon in 1945.
4. ATI-ATIHAN - Kalibo, Aklan - Third Week
The Ati-Atihan Festival honors the 13th century land deal between 10 migrating Bornean chieftains and the indigenous Ati King Marikudo. It also honors the town patron, the infant Sto. Niño. The constant, rhythmic pounding of drums get to you, and before you know it you are on the street, shuffling your feet, shaking your head, waving your hands - and joining thousands of soot-blacked, gaily-costumed revelers in an ancient ritual of mindless happiness. A familiar battle cry reaches your ears, and amidst all this bewilderment you remember where you are: Kalibo, Aklan. "Viva, Sto. Niño!" The Ati-Atihan celebration is boomed in many parts of the country.
5. DARO SINULOG - Dumaguete Negros - Third Week
A moving pageantry depicting Holy Child’s conversation of pagan tribes.
6. SINULOG - Cebu City - third sunday of January
Cebu City's fiesta of fiestas. Distinguished by its unusual two-steps-forward-and-one-step-backward shuffle, thus simulating the Holy Child of the shores, the Sinulog is a century-old tradition observed in the part of Visayas region. The prayer-dance is harmonized to the beat of drums and shouts of "Pit Señor! Viva Sto. Niño!”. Feel free to dance with the best of them, enjoying all the way to the grand final presentation at the Cebu City Sports Center.
7.CARACOL SA MAKATI - Makati City, Manila - Last Sunday in January
Groups dress as endangered flora and fauna to express the need to preserve and
1. FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARENE - Quiapo Church, Manila - January 9
People go to Quiapo Church, Manila to honor the miraculous wooden black statue of Jesus Christ carried by male devotees during the procession.
2. BINIRAY – Romblon - January 9
A festival parade in the sea followed by a celebration in Romblon
3. LINGAYEN GULF LANDING - Lingayen, Pangasinan - January 9
Held in Lingayen Pangasinan, it commemorates the landing of General MacArthur’s Allied Forces in Luzon in 1945.
4. ATI-ATIHAN - Kalibo, Aklan - Third Week
The Ati-Atihan Festival honors the 13th century land deal between 10 migrating Bornean chieftains and the indigenous Ati King Marikudo. It also honors the town patron, the infant Sto. Niño. The constant, rhythmic pounding of drums get to you, and before you know it you are on the street, shuffling your feet, shaking your head, waving your hands - and joining thousands of soot-blacked, gaily-costumed revelers in an ancient ritual of mindless happiness. A familiar battle cry reaches your ears, and amidst all this bewilderment you remember where you are: Kalibo, Aklan. "Viva, Sto. Niño!" The Ati-Atihan celebration is boomed in many parts of the country.
5. DARO SINULOG - Dumaguete Negros - Third Week
A moving pageantry depicting Holy Child’s conversation of pagan tribes.
6. SINULOG - Cebu City - third sunday of January
Cebu City's fiesta of fiestas. Distinguished by its unusual two-steps-forward-and-one-step-backward shuffle, thus simulating the Holy Child of the shores, the Sinulog is a century-old tradition observed in the part of Visayas region. The prayer-dance is harmonized to the beat of drums and shouts of "Pit Señor! Viva Sto. Niño!”. Feel free to dance with the best of them, enjoying all the way to the grand final presentation at the Cebu City Sports Center.
7.CARACOL SA MAKATI - Makati City, Manila - Last Sunday in January
Groups dress as endangered flora and fauna to express the need to preserve and