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Festivals
- are elaborate celebrations, which the Spaniards taught Filipinos as part of the
Catholic religious activity
- usually takes a day or two
- the preparation takes a week and sometimes months
- usually honors the patron saint of the town
Biniray Festival
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Is celebrated in Romblon
Celebrated every January 9
Honors Sto. Nino
Buling- Buling
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Means well-polished
Celebrated on the third Sunday of January in Pandacan, Manila
Participated by hundreds of men, women, and children dressed in colorful
Spanish- era costume
Santacruzan
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Sandugo Festival
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Dinagyan
Celebrated in Iloilo every fourth weekend of January
costumes made of native materials like bamboo, sea shell, and coconut leaves
The bodies of the participants are painted in black representing the Aetas
Moriones Festival
Is a famous celebration every Lenten season in Marinduque
Moriones means mask
Is a reenactment of the Way of the Cross and how the Roman centurions
crucified Christ
Kadayawan
Is celebrated annually with a parade of different floats decorated with
orchids
There is also street dancing of different ethnic tribes in their colorful
tribal costumes
Ati- atihan
Is a famous celebration which is usually participated by many visitors and
of Panay
Honors Sto. Nino
Salakyan Festival
Salakayan means attack
It depicts the struggle between the ancient people of Miag-ao and their
Panagbenga
Is the flower festival of the Philippines which is celebrated the whole month
Penafrancia Festival
Is a religious and cultural affair
Starts with a procession of barefooted men carrying the Virgin Mary from
Penafrancia Shrine in Camarines Sur to the Metropolitan Cathedral
MassKara Festival
Is celebrated in Bacolod every third weekend of October or on the closest
Panayana
Is a cultural presentation based on historical event like the battle of Panay
Pahiyas
It is made up of kiping or decorative leaves
Is a festival celebrated in Lukban, Quezon in honor of San Isidro Labrador