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The Halamanan Festival Is Celebrated in Guiginto
The Halamanan Festival Is Celebrated in Guiginto
The Halamanan Festival Is Celebrated in Guiginto
celebrate their love of plants, flowers and trees, which provide them a means of livelihood.
The town of Guiguinto is well-known for its plant nurseries, which provide people with a
unique livelihood much appreciated not just throughout the province but also by city
dwellers who yearn for their spot of greenery. The townsfolk thus celebrate the
Halamanan festival in January to coincide with the feast of its town patron San Ildefonso.
On the first day, farmers pay tribute to water buffalos, known as carabaos. These animals are very important for farmers
because they help till the land. Farmers brush their carabaos' skin until it is sleek and shiny. Then the carabaos are
decorated with ribbons and attached to carts. In the afternoon, farmers lead their carabaos to the church square to be part
of the procession. At the church, the carabaos kneel for their blessings. On the second day, the carabaos compete in a
friendly race.
Singkaban Festival is an annual provincial event of Bulacan where Bulakenyo culture and arts are
featured in a week-long celebration. It showcases the traditional arts of the literary form “Balagtasan,”folk
dances, and traditional songs known as “kundiman.”
The main focus though, is on the singkaban, a Bulakenyo art of creating an entrance arch and other
decorative materials mainly from bamboo.
Minasa Festival is celebrated every January as they also commemorate the feast day of Sto. Niño (The Holy Child).
angel festival
A colorful celebration of the feast day of Archangel St. Rafael, highlighted by a parade, and
streetdancing participated by school children in San Rafael, wearing different versions of angel costumes.