Pahiyas Festival

One of the countrys biggest, and most colorful harvest

festival every May 15th, along with the harvest festivals of
the towns of Tayabas, Sariaya, Gumaca and Tiaong. These
are the Philippines best known harvest festivals to honor San
Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers. Known as the
Pahiyas, the festival is deeply rooted in the traditional
celebration of the townsfolk in thanksgiving for bounty
harvest. Decorations called Kiping, leaf-shaped and multicolored rice paste wafers which are used to decorate the
facades of the homes along with fruits and flowers from
nature. The visual and culinary feast has gained national and
international recognition.
The Lucban town center is a permanent facility for
merchandising crafts and delicacies including special events
that showcases the lifestyle of its environs.

Panagbenga Festival
Panagbenga Festival (English: Flower Festival) is a monthlong annual flower festival occurring in Baguio. The term is
ofMalayo-Polynesian origin, meaning "season of blooming".
[1]
The festival, held during the month of 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.

Higantes Festival
Higantes Festival, also known as the Feast of San Clemente,
is celebrated every November 23 in the town of Angono,
Rizal. This is a major festival in honor of San Clemente, the
patron saint of fishermen. His image is carried by male
devotees during a procession accompanied by "pahadores"
(devotees dressed in colorful local costumes or fishermen's
clothes, wearing wooden shoes and carrying boat paddles,
fish nets, traps, etc.) and "higantes" (paper-mch giants
measuring 10-12 feet in height and 4-5 feet in diameter). This
street event ends in a procession to Laguna de Bay until the
image is brought back to its sanctuary.

Moriones Festival

The Moriones is an annual festival held 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.

Sinulog Festival
The Sinulog-Santo Nio Festival is an annual cultural and
religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu
City, and is the center of the Santo Nio Catholic
celebrations in the Philippines. Other places like Kabankalan
City, Maasin City, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de
Oro City, and Southern Leyte also have their own version of
the festival in honor of the Santo Nio.One of the main
highlights of the festival is the grand street parade which
lasts for 9 to 12 hours (practically the entire day) with
participants coming from the different towns and cities of
Cebu and from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao across the
Philippines. The Sinulog dance contingents are dressed in
bright coloured costumes dancing gracefully to the rhythm
of drums, trumpet and native gongs. Smaller versions of the

festival are held in various parts of the province, also to

celebrate and honor the Santo Nio.

Pintados Festival

The Pintados Festival is a cultural-religious

celebration in Tacloban based on the body-

painting traditions of the ancient tattooed

"pintados" warriors.[1] In 1986, the Pintados
Foundation, Inc. was formed by the people
of Tacloban to organize this festival in honor
of Sr. Santo Nio.[2] Years later, it was
merged with the Kasadyaan Festival which
is always held on June 29.

Ati-atihan Festival
The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held annually in January
in honor of the Santo Nio (Infant Jesus), concluding on

the third Sunday, in the island and town of Kalibo, Aklan in

the Philippines. The name "Ati-Atihan" means "to be like
Atis" or "make believe Ati's". Itas were the primary settlers
in the islands according to history books. They too are the
earliest settlers of Panay Island where the province of
Aklan is situated. The festival consists of tribal dance,
music, accompanied by indigenous costumes and
weapons, and parade along the street. Christians, and
non-Christians observe this day with religious
processions. It has inspired many other Philippine
Festivals including the Sinulog
Festival of Cebu and Dinagyang of Iloilo City, both
adaptations of the Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival, and legally
holds the title "The Mother of All Philippine Festivals"
despite of the other two said festivals' claims of the same
title.

Masskara Festival

The Masskara Festival (Hiligaynon: Pista sang

MassKara, Filipino: Fiesta ng MassKara) is a festival held
each year in Bacolod,Philippines. It is held every third
weekend of October or on the closest weekend to October
19.The festival first began in 1980 during a period of crisis.
The province relied on sugar cane as its primary agricultural
crop, and the price of sugar was at an all-time low due to the
introduction of sugar substitutes like high fructose (corn
syrup) in the United States. This was the first Masskara
Festival and a time of tragedy; on April 22 of that year, the
inter-island vessel MV Don Juan carrying many Negrenses,
including those belonging to prominent families in Bacolod
City, collided with the tanker Tacloban City and sank. An
estimated 700 lives were lost in the
tragedy.

Hermosa Festival

The Hermosa Festival also known as Zamboanga La

Hermosa Festival or popularly known as Fiesta Pilar a

month-long festival held each year in the city

of Zamboanga,[1] the city center of Zamboanga
Peninsula Region in the Philippines. It is one of the
Oldest Festival in the Country and the most awaited
Event in the Region.
The Festival is being held in honor of the miraculous
image of Our Lady of the Pillar (Spanish and
Chavacano: Nuestra Seora del Pilar), the patroness
of Zamboanga City which is held in every 12 October.
It is also the patroness of Zaragoza in Spain, the sister
city of Zamboanga in Philippines.[2]

Kadayawan Festival

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. It was said that, long time ago,
Davao's ethnic tribes residing at the foot of Mount Apo would
converge during a bountiful harvest. This ritual serves as their
thanksgiving to the gods particularly to the "Manama" (the
Supreme Being). Various farming implements, fruits, flowers,
vegetables, rice and corn grains were displayed on mats as
villagers give their respect and thanks for the year's abundance.
Singing, dancing and offerings to their divine protectors are the
highlights of this ritual.

Tuna Festival
Tuna Festival is an incredible part of General Santos City.
The citys other moniker is Philippines Tuna Capital, thanks
to the abundance of tuna fish. The yellow fin tuna fish
abound in the waters that surround the city, effectively
making the city one of the leading producers of tuna. Whats
more, General Santos is recognized as a golden source of
tuna globally. Little wonder the locals thoughtfully organized
a festival, the Tuna Festival. A celebration of everything tuna,
this is the place to go when you want to savor tuna dishes.
The tuna dish cooking contest is one of the most incredible
parts of the festival. Have you fill of deliciously cooked tuna
before making your way to the street carnivals where the
vivacious locals dance away to melodious tunes.

Sumayajaw Festival

Agusan del Norte is home to several festivals, one of which is the

Sumayajaw which is celebrated by the town of Jabonga. Held every
14th of August, the festival also coincides with the commemoration of
the municipalitys town fiesta in honor of their patron saint, the
Blessed Virgin Mother. Sumayajaw festival is the Jabongans way of
expressing their thanksgiving to the Blessed Virgin Mary for the
abundance they receive. The festivitys main highlight is the yearly
street dancing competition whose main theme depicts the history of
the Christians and Muslims battle with regards to the Christianization
of Cantillanons. Sumayajaw is not the only festival celebrated by this
town which borders Lake Mainit. Every 3rd week of September, the
town is abuzz with the holding of the Baoto Festival, which also
attracts visitors from all over the province and other neighboring
places. Furthermore, the town itself is quite beautiful with all its ecofriendly destinations which make it worth all the effort of visiting it.