Sublian Festival

The Sublian Festival was started by the city

Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha on July 23, 1988 on
the annual observation of the city hood of
Batangas City. The objective is to renew the
practice of the subli.
 So, what is a subli?
A subli is presented during a feast, as ceremonial worship
dance in honor to the Holy Cross. The image of the Holy
Cross was found during the Spanish rule in the town of
Alitagtag. It is the patron saint of ancient town of Bauan.
The dance is indigenous to the province of Batangas.
The subli is made up of lengthy prayers, songs and dances
in predetermined arrangement. The dancers are made up
of one, two or eight couples. The male dancers shuffle in
intense fashion and hit the ground using a bamboo stick,
while the female, dance with a sophisticated wrist and
finger movement.
The parade usually starts in morning on the 23rd of July
after the floral offering. It is commonly participated by the
city government employees, non-government
organization, schools and socio-civic organization
City of Batangas, July 16, 2003 (MALAYA) City transforms into a "city of
culture" as it revives old customs and traditions in celebration of the
"Sublian Festival" in observance of the City's 34th Foundation Day, July
17 to 23. With the theme "A Date with Batangueño Traditions," the
week-long Festival features customary events such as household
serenades, a farm skills olympics, a Santacruzan, a folk dance
competition, a recitation of the 'lua' - a religious poem, and prayer
vigils, among others.
Black Nazarene
The image derives its name from
"Nazarene", a title of Christ
identifying him as a native of
Nazareth in Galilee and from its
dark complexion – something
uncommon amongst Philippine
depictions of Jesus. The Traslación
procession is taken from the
Spanish term for translation,
referring to "passage" or
"movement".
Every January 9 at Quipo Church in Manila, 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
statu. The statue was bought by a priest in Mexico
and brought it to Manila in 1606. Since 1787 the
statue has been housed at Saint John the Baptist
Church in Quiapo. For more than 200 years the
church has been placing the statue on a gilded
carriage every January and pulling it through the
streets of Quiapo. People who touch it are reported
to sometimes be healed of diseases. Catholics come
from all over Manila on the chance that they will be
able to get close enough to touch the image and
perhaps receive a miracle. They also throw towels
to the police who guard the statue and ask them to
rub the towel on the statue in hopes of carrying
some of that power away with them...
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
Dinagyang began after Rev. Fr. Ambrosio
Galindez, the first Filipino Rector of the
Agustinian Community and Parish Priest
of the San Jose Parish introduced the
devotion to Santo Niño in November 1967
after observing the Ati-Atihan Festival in
the province of Aklan. On 1968, a replica
of the original image of the Santo Niño de
Cebu was brought to Iloilo by Fr. Sulpicio
Enderez of Cebu as a gift to the Parish of
San Jose. The faithful, led by members of
Confradia del Santo Niño de Cebu, Iloilo
Chapter, worked to give the image a
fitting reception starting at the Iloilo
Airport and parading down the streets of
Iloilo.
LGGM-Ako si dogIe Feat.