The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño

(Infant Jesus), Held on the third Sunday, in the town of Kalibo Philippines in the island
of Panay originally came from Batan, Aklan, then adopted later by some neighboring
towns.
Observed by: Aklan
Date: Third Sunday of January
Type: Religious / Cultural
Panagbenga Festival (English: Flower Festival) is a month-long annual flower festival occurring
in Baguio. The term is of Kankanaey origin, meaning "season of blooming".[1] The festival, held in
February, was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation
of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.[2] The festival includes floats that are covered mostly with flowers not
unlike those used in Pasadena's Rose Parade. The festival also includes street dancing, presented
by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes, that is inspired by the Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of
celebration that came from the Cordillera region.
Aside from boosting the economy through tourism, the festival also helped the younger generation of
indigenous people to rediscover their culture's old traditions. The indigenous people were first wary
with government-led tourism because of the threat that they will interfere or change their
communities' rituals.[3]
The Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA), in collaboration with the John Hay Poro
Point Development Corporation's (JPDC)[4] annual Camp John Hay Art Contest, gave its official logo
from one of the entries: a spray of indigenous sunflowers from an artwork submitted by Trisha
Tabangin, a student of the Baguio City National High School. The festival was set in February to
boost tourism as it was considered as a time of inactivity between the busy days of Christmas
season and the Holy Week and the summer season.[5]
In 1996, archivist and curator Ike Picpican suggested that the festival be renamed as Panagbenga,
a Kankanaey term that means "a season of blossoming, a time for floweri

inulog
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Sinulog Festival Queen 2014 in Cebu City

The Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival is an annual cultural and religious festival held on the third
Sunday of January in Cebu City, and is the centre of the Santo Niño Catholic celebrations in the
Philippines.
The festival is considered to be first of most popular festivals in the Philippines, with every
celebration of the festival routinely attracting around 1 to 2 million people from all over the
Philippines every year.[1] Aside from the religious aspect of the festival, Sinulog is also famous for
its street parties, usually happening the night before and the night of the main festival.[2]

Street Procession
 Fluvial Procession

Other places like Kabankalan City, Maasin City, Balingasag Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro
City, Butuan Cityand Pagadian City also have their own version of the festival in honor of Santo
Niño.

Contents

 1Events and highlights

 2Etymology
 3History
o 3.1Arrival of López de Legazpi
o 3.2Letter to the King of Spain
 4Today
 5Sinulog coat of arms
 6List of Sinulog Winners
o 6.1Sinulog Based Category
 7References
 8External links

The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the 4th
Sunday of January, or right after the Sinulog in Cebu and the Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo, Aklan.
Dinagyang was also voted as the Best Tourism event three times in a row among any other festivals
in the Philippines, it is also the most awarded festival in the country, because of its legacy, popularity
and innovation it receives an honor and regarded as World Class Festival.

The MassKara Festival (Hiligaynon: Pista sang MassKara, Filipino: Pista ng MassKara) is an
annual festival with highlights held every fourth Sunday of October[1] in Bacolod, Philippines. The
most recent festival was held October 8-28, 2018. The festival sites include the Bacolod Public
Plaza, the Lacson Tourism Strip and the Bacolod Government Center.

The Kadayawan Festival is an annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. Its name
derives from the friendly greeting "Madayaw", from the Dabawenyo word "dayaw", meaning good,
valuable, superior or beautiful. The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of
nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living. It is held every third week
of August[2].
Moriones Festival
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The Moriones is a lenten rites held annually on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines.
The "Moriones" are men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Roman
soldiers as interpreted by local folks. The Moriones or Moryonan tradition has inspired the creation of
other festivals in the Philippines where cultural practices or folk history is turned into street festivals.[1]
It is a colorful festival celebrated on the island of Marinduque in the Philippines. The participants
use morion masks to depict the Roman soldiers and Syrian mercenaries within the story of
the Passion of the Christ. The mask was named after the 16th and 17th century Morion
helmet.[2] The Moriones refers to the masked and costumed penitents who march around the town
for seven days searching for Longinus. Morions roam the streets in town from Holy Monday to
Easter Sunday scaring the kids, or engaging in antics or surprises to draw attention. This is a folk-
religious festival that re-enacts the story of Saint Longinus, a Roman centurion who was blind in one
eye. The festival is characterized by colorful Roman costumes, painted masks and helmets, and
brightly colored tunics. The towns of Boac, Gasan, Santa Cruz, Buenavista and Mogpog in the island
of Marinduque become one gigantic stage. The observances form part of the Lenten celebrations
of Marinduque. The various towns also hold the unique tradition of the pabasa or the recitation of
Christ's passion in verse.[3] Then at three o'clock on Good Friday afternoon, the Santo Sepulcro is
observed, whereby old women exchange verses based on the Bible as they stand in wake of the
dead Christ. One of the highlights of this festival is the Via Crucis. A re-enactment of the suffering of
Christ on his way to the calvary. Men inflict suffering upon themselves by whipping their backs,
carrying a wooden cross and sometimes even crucifixion. They see this act as their form of
atonement for their sins. This weeklong celebration starts on Holy Monday and ends on Easter
Sunday. [4]

The Sublian festival, a two week long celebration which culminates every year on the 23rd of July, is rooted in the
Batangueños devotion to the town’s patron: the Holy Cross in Bauan and Agoncillo, and the Sto. Niño in Batangas
City.
This religious devotion translated to a dance from indigenous to Batangas: the Subli. Traditionaly performed to the
accompaniment of drums and chanting, the Subli praises the Patron in a combination of poetry, movement and
music.
Today, the Sublian festival features not just devotional dance-song but street dancing indigenous Filipino
games, Harana (serenades), the Lupakan, Awitan at Sayawan: an event which combines the sharing of Nilupak
(local delicacy made of bananas and sweet potato) with folk songs and dancesand even a Malunggayan Fiesta, a day
that celebrates the nutritional benefits of the malunggay (moringa) plant. The Sublian Festival also coincides with the
city’s founding anniversary.
6. Pahiyas Festival

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Lucban, Quezon (May 15)

May 15 is when the locals of Lucban decorate their houses extravagantly with vibrant and lively
colours. Vegetables are hung as decorations because this festival celebrates the season of
harvesting. People are allowed to bring their own basket and pick fresh vegetables from the
walls, with no charge – happy fiesta and shopping at the same time!
7. Pintados-Kasadayan Festival

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Tacloban City (June 29th)

Pintados-Kasadayan Festival is another religious celebration in the name of the Santo Niño held
in Tacloban City. It showcases the rich culture and colourful history of the province of Leyte.
The dancers paint their faces and bodies with vibrant colours of blue and green to depict Leyte’s
ancestral people. Some dancers are also painted with designs that look like armour to represent
the warriors that lived in Leyte long ago.
The folk dances they perform portray the many traditions people of Leyte practised before the
Spanish era. Among these is the worship of idols, indigenous music, and epic stories, to name a
few. The term, pintados, is derived from what the tattoed native warriors of Leyte were once
called, while kasadayan means merriment in the Visayan tongue.

Popular Philippine Festivals and Cultural Calendar that are world renowned. People in the Philippines is known
to be festival lovers. Festivals are celebrated in the Philippines by honoring patron saints, some festivals is
to commemorate an event in history or show gratitude for a good harvest. Festivals in the Philippines are
celebrated to boost up tourism and to attract tourist. Here are some of the festivals in the Philippines that
are popular and known to the world.

Ati-Atihan Festival: The Ati-Atihan, held every third sunday of January in the town of Kalibo, Aklan, is
the wildest among Philippine fiestas.

Panagbenga Festival: Also known as Baguio Flower Festival celebrates the festival in February and the
highlights of the festivities includes flower, flower exhibits, lectures, garden tours, floral contest and a
parade of floats.

Lanzones Festival: Celebrated every October in Mambadjao Camiguin with a weekend street dancing,
parade and beauty pageant.

Feast of the Black Nazarene: Every January 9, thousands of devotees from all walks of life come to the
district of Quiapo to take part in the procession as a way of strengthening their faith or fulfilling their
"panata" (vow) to Lord.

Cutud Lenten Rites: Holy Week re-enactment of Christ’s Passion and Death complete with a passion play
culminating with the actual nailing of at least three flagellants to a wooden cross atop the makeshift
Calvary in San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga.

Dinagyang Festival: The Dinagyang Festival is a very colorful festival that the people are shouting the
thundering words of "Hala Bira" and makes the celebration so lively. Dinagyang Festival is celebrated every
fourth Sunday of January.

Flores de Mayo in Manila: The Flores de Mayo tradition is an enduring expression of Filipino Catholic
religiosity celebrated every year during May.

Giant Lantern Festival: An annual festival held in December (Saturday before Christmas Eve) in The City
of San Fernando. It features competition of giant lanterns. San Fernando is tagged as Christmas Capital of
the Philippines.

Higantes Festival: Celebrated on the 23rd of November in Angono town. It features mache giants that
were caricatures of people.

Paraw Regatta Festival: The Iloilo Paraw (sailboat) Regatta is a race among native outriggers in the strait
between Guimaras Island and Iloilo City.

Kadayawan sa Dabaw: Davao is very alive every third week of August and this festival is celebrated
together with the harvesting of fruits and blooming of flowers.
Kinabayo Festival: Held every July 24 in Dapitan City, This festival is an exotic and colorful pageant re-
enacting the Spanish-Moorish wars, particularly the Battle of Covadonga.

Kuraldal Festival: This Festival is Kapampangan equivalent of Obando's Sta. Clara and Cebu's Sto. Niño
festivals, in which devotees dance their prayers and petitions.

Bonok-Bonok Maradjao Karadjao Festival: A colorful festival showcasing the Surigaonon’s Tribal Culture
through street dancing celebrated every September 9.

MassKara Festival: This festival is a Mardi Gras like celebration that masked and costumed street
dancers, with fairs and carnivals. Bacolod City celebrates this festival in the third weekend of October
that is close to October 19.

Moriones Festival: The festival is the most unique festival in the world. The Moriones festival is
celebrated in Marinduque every Holy Week.

Mudpack Festival: The festival is a symbolic celebration of man’s return to primitive time when he was
closer to nature. It is celebrated on June 23-24 in Mambukal Murcia, Negros Occidental.

Pahiyas festival: Every May 15, the fronts of houses in Lucban, Quezon are are elaborately decorated with
brightly colored rice wafer, called kiping, a type of rice dough made from a traditional recipe.

Parada ng Lechon Festival: Parade of golden-red and crispy roasted pigs. This feast is commemorate
Balayan, Batangas patron saint St. John on June 24.

Pintados Kasadyahan Festival: The Pintados festival of Tacloban City is a Filipino festival with its own
unique flavor. Celebrated every 29th of June.

Pintaflores Festival: This festival combines two events, the Nabingkalan Tattoo Festival and the Dances of
Flowers. Celebrated every November 3-5.

Sandugo Festival: Also known as Blood Compact Commemoration, is an annual historical event in Tagbilaran,
Bohol. This festival is celebrated every March 16.

Sinulog Festival: Sinulog is a dance ritual in honor of the miraculous image of the Santo Niño. The dance is
performed to seek help from the Santo Niño. This popular festival is celebrated in the 3rd Sunday of
January.

Viva Vigan Festival: Viva Vigan Festival of the Arts promote the unique but historic culture and arts of the
Biguenos. This festival is celebrated from April 28 - May 7.

Zamboanga La Hermosa Festival: Zamboanga La Hermosa Festival or the popularly known as Fiesta Pilar, is
held in honor of the miraculous image of Our Lady of the Pilar at the legendary Fort Pila. This Festival is
celebrated from October 1 to 12.