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Most festivals in Philippines are religious in origin, but nowadays the religious component is

usually secondary to the general spirit of celebration.

Philippines has do-ens of festials and most tons hae their on in addition to the national

ones. ilipino hospitality is leendary and at no time is it more in eidence than at festial time.

ere/s a list of the ones you should eep a loo out for hen plannin your acation in

Philippines, e ill try to coer each festial more e0tensiely in indiidual articles. The 1ead

more lin ill direct you there!

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PKTan:If i missed out any other interestin festials, do leae a comment belo, and I ill try

my best to add it in.

Quiapo Procession of the Black NazareneDate:)th 2anuary

The procession, and the accompanyin east of the 3lac 4a-arene, taes place eery year on

)th 2anuary. It is usually the sinle larest festial of the year in the Philippines and thousands of

deotees come to the district of 5uiapo to tae part in the procession to commemorates the

transfer of the 3lac 4a-arene imae 67traslacion89 from Intramuros to 5uiapo :hurch.

Ati-AtihanDate:;rd


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Ati-Atihan Festival

Photo by Kickflickr

SinulogDate:;rd


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Sinulog Festival

Photo by 2rokbotoy

DinagangDate:@th


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Dinagyang Festival

Photo by Blueacid

Panag!engaDate:ebruary

Panabena is month=lon annual floer festial occurrin in 3auio. The festial, held durin

the month of ebruary, as created as a tribute to the city/s floers and as a ay to rise up from

the deastation of the ())+ u-on earthBuae. The festial includes floats that are decorated

ith floers unlie those used in Pasadena/s 1ose Parade. The festial also includes street

dancin, presented by dancers clad in floer=inspired costumes, that is inspired by the 3endian,

an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the :ordillera reion.
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Panagbenga Festival

Photo by Whiteknight

"aamulanDate:*Fth eb H (st #arch

The ?aamulan estial is a 3uidnon ethnic=cultural festial that taes place from the last ee

of ebruary to the first ee of #arch. ?aamulan, from the 3inuid ord amul, 7to ather8, is an

indienous 3uidnon term for a atherin for any purpose. It can mean a datuship ritual, a

eddin ceremony, a thansiin festial durin harest time, a peace pact, or any number of

these toether. The estial is held in #alaybalay :ity from the second half of ebruary to #arch

(+, the anniersary date of the foundation of 3uidnon as a proince in ()(E,d to celebrate the

culture and tradition of the seen ethnic tribal roups3uidnon, iaonon, Talaandi, #anobo,

#atisalu, Tiahanon and Jmayamnonthat oriinally inhabited the proince. It is the only

ethnic festial in the Philippines.
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Kaamulan Festival

Photo by kleo marlo

#orionesDate:oly Wee

The #oriones is an annual festial held on oly Wee on the island of #arinduBue, Philippines.

The 7#oriones8 are men and omen in costumes and mass replicatin the arb of biblical

1oman soldiers as interpreted by local fols H #orion means 7mas8 or 7isor,8 a part of the

medieal 1oman armor hich coers the face. The #oriones or #oryonan tradition has inspired

the creation of other festials in the Philippines here cultural practices or fol history is turned

into street festials.
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Moriones Festival

Photo byompoint!

#alel$o % &utu$ 'enten (itesDate:Good riday

Cery year on Good riday or the riday before Caster a do-en or so penitents H mostly men butith the occasional oman H are taen to a rice field in the barrio of


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Maleldo FestivalPhoto byponsli"ares

Turum!aDate:3eteen April and #ay

Cery year durin the months of April and may, the people of Pail, in the proince of auna

celebrates the Turumba estial. It commemorates the seen sorros of the 3lessed Mirin #ary.

It is held E times each year beteen the months of April and #ay. The first is held on the riday

before Palm


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SantacruzanDate:;(st #ay


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Carabao Festival

Photo by #usancorpu"!$

PahiasDate:(Kth #ay

ucbancelebrates the Pahiyas estial in honor of the patron saint of farmers,


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or fried. The houses are Nuded and the best one is proclaimed the inner.

1ead more about Pahiyas estial.

Pahiyas FestivalPhoto by stitch

)!an$o Fertilit (itesDate:(Eth #ay H ()th #ay

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Date:*)th 2une

The Pintados=?asadyaan estial is a merry=main eent lastin a hole month, hihlihts of

hich include the eyte?asadyaan estial of estials, the Pintados estial 1itual ance

Presentation and the Parayha Grand Parade. These festials are said to hae beun from the

feast day of or o, held eery 2une *)th. The eyte>os celebrate a reliious festial

in a uniBue and colorful ay.


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attend church serices, folloed by parades on the streets, fireors, and feastin. The ninth

day, usually fallin on the third


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MassKara Festival

Photo by Keith %abillon

'anzonesDate:*Kth October

Cach year there is a an-ones 6a small rape=si-ed tropical fruit9 estial held in October. The

ee=lon festial is one of the more colorful eents in the Philippines. The an-ones festial is

celebratin its ;+th Anniersary on October *++).
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$an%ones Festival

Photo by&randmasterson

+igantesDate:*;rd 4oember

Anono celebrates the 7iantes estial8 hich coincides ith the east of


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&igantes Festival

Photo by aspirecaptured

,iant 'anternsDate:ecember H


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'iant $anterns Festival

Photo by ianong

#isa $e ,alloDate:(Dth ecember H *Kth ecember

Traditionally, :hristmas ay in the Philippines is ushered in by the nine=day dan masses that

start on ecember (D. ?non as the #isa de Gallo 61ooster/s #ass9 in the traditional


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44 RESPONSES TO FESTIVALS

(. Ryansays

#ay (), *++) at F+E am

ey P. Aesome post mate!

1eply

*. Tammysays

#ay (), *++) at *;E pm

Great roundup on the different festials, ill come bac more for those detailed rite up on

indiidual festials! #ore poer to your site!

QTam

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;. Angono Art Citysays

#ay *+, *++) at ((D pm

i Ptan, nice feature on Philippine festials!

I notice thouh your featured photo on the iantes estial of Anono aren/t the traditional

iantes that made Anono famous.

I can share ith you a lin to the iantes festialof Anono.

thans and more poer!

1eply

o pktansays

#ay *(, *++) at (*K) am

ey, Thans for the lin. The pae loos reat, and lots of information on Anono.
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Angono Art Citysays

#ay *(, *++) at )@+ am

thans Ptan, more poer to your buddin site!

1eply

o Ryansays

#ay *(, *++) at D@( am

i Anono Art :ity,

I ill be featurin 1i-al ery soon so please ait for it soon!

:heers!

1yan

1eply

Angono Art Citysays

#ay *(, *++) at )@( am

thans 1yan! Buite e0cited to see your article on 1i-al proince, particularly Anono.

1eply

Ryansays

2une (+, *++) at (+@K pm

Goin to 1i-al ne0t eeend and ill be stayin at Thunderbird 1esorts at nearby 3inanonan. I

heard it is close to Anono and I ould lie to drop by the petrolyphs and the hiantes there. 9

elp maybe on ho to et to Anono from Thunderbird 1esorts. 9

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Angono Art Citysays

2une ((, *++) at );* am

i! 1yan,
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I dont no here your comin from but there are to entry points to Thunderbird iesta

1esortR and both of them ia Anono.

(. the upper Anono route ia Antipolo H Anono 6#ahaban Paran9 road.

*. the loer Anono route ia #anila Cast 1oad H if you/re tain this route, you/re absolutely in

Anono, you/ll pass by the famous e0otic restaurant and art allery H 3ala 3ala and also

4emiranda Art Gallery.

Anono Petrolyphs is ery near to Thunderbird, if im not mistaen it is about a *+ minute al

from Thunderbird.

3ut, if you ant to e0plore the art alleries of Anono lie 3lanco amily #useum S Orille 1

Tiamson Art Gallery, o to donton Anono 6 about (K mins donhill drie9.

If you ant to e0perience the iantes! its better to be bac in Anono on 4oember **=*; for

the iantes estial, thouh you may see some of it displayed at 3ala 3ala and at 3lanco

amily #useum.

ope this helps.

1eply

Ryansays

2une ((, *++) at K(K pm

Thans I thin this is ery helpful. I am really e0cited on seein the petrolyphs and I thin e

ould hae time to chec out the art alleries but are they open durin eeends

3t I sa a 1i-al Artists estial bein adertised on TM this month Perchance there issomethin oin on ne0t eeend

Thans aain, looin forard in enNoyin 1i-al. 9

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Angono Art Citysays

2une (*, *++) at E*; pm

Uou/re elcome! sorry but I don/t hae information on 1i-al Arts estial, maybe you can hae

detailed info on it hile you/re in any one of the art alleries in Anono. CnNoy your art S cultural

tour of Anono!

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@. Melsays

2une D, *++) at ;() am
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Ama-in or on this! 1eally help me in plannin out my trip, ill loe to see more of these

cultural attractions coered on the site!

Too bad I missed the #oriones festial, the 1oman soldiers loo spectacular. Will loe to purchase

one of these to brin home!

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K. arlsays

4oember ((, *++) at D@; pm

thns ptan for featurin this. or appreciated. Nust anna as you to add our festial, TC

?AI#JA4 C


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4oember (E, *++) at (+K* am

ood mornin! could you please send me pictures of the different festials in the Philippines

Than you ery much!

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o pktansays

4oember (E, *++) at ((@( am

Uou can find the pictures usin licr.com , the lin under each picture here ill also brin you to

the photorapher/s portfolio.

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E. leisays

2anuary **, *+(+ at (@@ pm

you missed the consecrated and ibrant ermosa estial of Asia/s atin :ity, Vamboana

1eply

o Ryansays

ebruary E, *+(+ at K*( pm

Will include it soon lei, don/t orry. 9

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F. anniesays

ebruary E, *+(+ at (*;D pm

or me the only 3est estial of the Philippines, 4o One 3eat the 3eats of I4AGUA4G estial of

Iloilo :ity. It is the #ost JniBue, Artistic,in Performance,C0cellent Innoations,C0cellent :horeo

and Mery Orani-ed World :lass Performance.It is ery different from any other festials of the

Philippines

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o Ryansays

ebruary E, *+(+ at K*+ pm
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i annie,

I thin eery festial is different from each on. oeer, I hae seen inayan myself for at

least @ years straiht, and they are no different from the other choreoraphed festials in the

Philippines lie


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thans and more poer!

Nae

1eply

(+. C#itosays

April D, *+(+ at D;( am

2ae,


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There are heaps of other estials year round. I beliee the Official Tourism site of the Philippines

has a monthly listin of festials I haent seen one full list yet because there are too many to

list

The ones listed here are the maNor ones hoeer.

1yan

1eply

(*. E$ginie Leesays

April ), *+(+ at ((+K am

ic, currently Im searchin for the official ebsite tourism board for this beautiful country. And I

only find out the maNor one, hopefully I can found the listed eents more to tournaments S

international competitions. e0hibitions etc.

:heers

Cuinie ee

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o Ryansays

April ), *+(+ at *(+ pm

Oh you meant international competitions, and e0hibitions Jnfortunately, I cant find one

myself 3ut sometimes hen I find one, I post it on our aceboo fansite H Tourism Paradise

Philippines

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(;. Rosays

#ay ;, *+(+ at ((+E am

#abuhay.. 3est Tourism Cent of the Philippines The inayan estial. The estial :apital of

the Philippines.

1eply

(@. Rogersays

#ay @, *+(+ at K+F am

inayan


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they are both the same people of panay but alibo they started earlier but hen it comes to

presentation ati=atihan is an indiidual independent dance only but inayan is more creatie

and ell choreo and more uniBue. and i dont aree pahiyas is more beautiful than inayan

because i had been there. 3ut in totality i loe all philippine fiestas. 3ut i dont aree only that

pahiyas is more uniBue than the 3est Tourism Cent of the Philippines hich the inayan.

#abuhay Philippine iestas.

1eply

(K. anasays

2une *K, *+(+ at F+E pm

than you to you..its ery useful to me.because its our assinment to search about

the fiestas in the different places in the PhilippinesGO 3C


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ebruary (E, *+(( at D+D pm

I lie this ebsite!!! 4aita o lahat n ailanan o dito.

1eply

*+. 'ilisays

#arch (, *+(( at (;) pm

8 WOW8 World :lass talaa an inayan estial n Iloilo :ity, the 5ueen estial of the

Philippines or The Authentic 3est estial of the Philippines..#abuhay Philippines.

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*(. Nataliasays

#arch F, *+(( at (*KD pm

I as in malaybalai in ())* and there as a festial but it as not in feb but september, is that

also aamulan

1eply

**. Nekkilyn Linogonsays

#ay *;, *+(( at (@+ pm

I thin you need to add the 3ono=bono estial of


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#oriones estial is the mother of all the festials in Philippines. It/s bein celebrated since

(D++s. It is here other festials or fiestas in the country ot inspirations to create their on.

#oriones as discoered by media in #arinduBue durin the D+/s.

1eply

*K. lan%kiosays

2anuary *@, *+(* at E@( pm

hinde aayahin an ati=atihan un hinde ito the more fun and the oldest festial sa bansa.

1eply

*D. Mari )ri%#na Ale"osays

2anuary *F, *+(* at ((* pm

sinulo picture is so beautiful!the feast of the blac na-arene 7ay napuntahan n ain alase8!

1eply

*E. maria moni*a lope+says

#ay (D, *+(* at ((@F pm

its so nice in lucban the pahiyas festial as so onderful i seen a lot of house full of decoration.

1eply

*F. ,lakesays

#ay (F, *+(* at E@D am

ope you could include #AGAUO4 C


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