2. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
⢠Kalibo, Aklan
⢠3rd Sunday of January
⢠To honor SANTO NIĹO
⢠Ati-atihan means
âto be like Aetasâ or âmake
believe Atiâsâ
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3. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
⢠Faces are painted with black
soot.
⢠Wear bright and outlandish
costumes.
⢠They shout âHALA BIRA!â
means Letâs go crazy!
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8. SINULOG FESTIVAL
⢠Cebu City
⢠3rd Sunday of January
⢠To honor SANTO NIĹO (Holy
Child), patron of the city of
Cebuano peopleâs pagan origin,
and their acceptance of
Christianity
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27. PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL
⢠Their arts is showcased
through floats often
decorated with flowers,
bamboo, and other natural
materials.
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28. PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL
⢠They also depict the street
dancers in traditional
costumes with intricate
beadwork and symbolic
elements that reflects the
rich cultural heritage of
Cordillera.
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32. LANZONES FESTIVAL
⢠Camiguin Island
⢠3rd week of October
⢠Started with the local legend
about a childless couple who
wished for a child from a
lanzones tree fairy.
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33. LANZONES FESTIVAL
⢠The fairy granted them a
healthy baby boy but the
couple forgot to thanks her.
⢠One day, a suspicious-
looking woman approached
their child while he was
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34. LANZONES FESTIVAL
⢠The boy suddenly fell
unconscious.
⢠His parents thought that it
was the lanzones fairy who
had enchanted the boy.
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35. LANZONES FESTIVAL
⢠The couple decided to
perform a ritual to appease
the fairy and, sure enough,
the child became well again.
⢠The following year, the
couple invited the
neighboring barrio to
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