Philippine Festivals 1. The Black Nazarene * A life-sized statue of Christ is carried through town by barefooted men yelling‚ "Viva Señor‚ while huge crowd tries to touch the statue. * January 9 at Quiapo Church in Manila 2. Sinulog * The festival is characterized by a very long parade with many groups of persons dressed in colorful costumes‚ finding their way through the streets while dancing the Sinulog. * Held every year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City.
Free Philippines Provinces of the Philippines
Laguna Festivals Laguna Islands Philippines | Ana Kalang Festival - Nagcarlan‚ Laguna‚ Philippines Nagcarlan‚ Laguna‚ located 105 kms. South of Manila‚ supposedly got its name from the legendary head of the tribe before Christianity was brought to the Philippines- Ana Kalang. This beautiful and capable leader‚ allegedly saw the Virgin Sta. Ana‚ who took the poison out of the lanzones fruit so that it can be edible‚ thus‚ the name Ana kalang Festival‚ in honor of the fruit which is one of the
Premium Laguna
Dinagyang Festival A participant of Dinagyang Festival 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. History Dinagyang began after Rev. Fr. Ambrosio Galindez of a local Roman Catholic parish introduced the
Premium Iloilo City Philippines Millennium Development Goals
Subject: How Basant Festival Affect The Pakistani Culture: Attached in my report “Is Basant festival celebrated or not” which you requested on 15 April. The report represents recommendations for the celebration of Basant festival in Pakistan. This proposal recommends that by taking some precautionary measures Basant festival should be celebrated in parks or in open grounds just for 2 days. Table of contents: Chapter: 1 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………… 1 2. Background……………………………………………………………
Premium Kite Kites Lahore
has its own festival and celebration. People all around the world love joining together and sharing good time through the festivals and celebrations. Festivals are great way to experience local culture. Sometime they even offer a glimpse into past. There are hundreds of festivals across the world. So are you ready to experience of fun and colorful festivals? Below are some of festivals from Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa and Latin America. Let’s start in Europe. Europeans have a lot of festivals that attract
Premium Europe Asia World
through music therapy. A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre‚ nationality or locality of musicians‚ or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors‚ and often include other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines‚ performance art‚ and social activities‚ and even theme park rides such as the festival held annually in Abu Dhabi “Cream Fields”. Which is similar to the festival that I am going to be designing
Premium Electronic dance music Rave Trance music
In Lupao‚ Nueva Ecija ‘Baybayanting Festival’ highlights battle between Christian and Muslim crusaders By Enrique P. Valenton LUPAO‚ Nueva Ecija – Like in other places which feature festivals with religious undertones‚ such as Ati-atihan‚ Sinulog‚ Feast of the Black Nazarene‚ “Taong-Putiik”‚ and Araquio‚ this town has its own - the “Baybayanting Festival”. Held every July 25‚ it is in honor of “Señor Santiago Apostol” (St. James the Apostle). It is carried out by members of the Iglesia
Premium Islam
[pic] 42nd ANNUAL WORLDFEST-HOUSTON FILM FESTIVAL TO SHOWCASE DOCUMENTARY “FOOD FIGHT” Houston‚ TX (Mar. 18‚ 2009) —The 2009 WorldFest-Houston proudly presents Food Fight as part of its award-winning documentary side bar. Food Fight is a fascinating look at how American agricultural policy and food production developed in the 20th century‚ igniting a California food movement that sparked a tasty‚ counter-revolution. The documentary dishes up topics including sustainable produce‚ farmers markets
Premium Movie theater Film Feature film
Green Culture Singapore Feature Article for August 2007 Published online 1 September 2007 Text & Pictures by Ian Chung • Edited by Lynnette Terh The Putrajaya Flower and Garden Festival is Malaysia’s largest Flower and Garden Festival to date. The venue for this event is at Lakefront Precinct 2‚ Putrajaya in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia‚ from 25 August to 2 Septemer 2007‚ and is held in conjunction with Malaysia’s 50th National Day Celebration and alongside the 44th International Federation of Landscape
Premium Kuala Lumpur Gardening Flower
The Chinese Spring Festival The Chinese New Year or more commonly The Spring Festival (Chun Jie in Chinese) is the most important festival in China. It has more than four thousand years of history. It is based on the Chinese lunar calendar which all Chinese people use. The celebrations begin the first day of the first lunar month and end the 15th‚ although the most important day for Chinese people is new year eve‚ this day you have to be with your family and have dinner all together‚ so if you
Premium Chinese calendar Chinese New Year People's Republic of China