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GROUP MEMBER: Odin, Samira Abubacar. &
Darimbang, Sahara D.
Submitted To: Ma’am Detalla, Rhea Mae L.
NAME: DINAGYANG FESTIVAL
Location: Iloilo
WHAT IS IT: Dinagyang means “Merry Making” and its a celebration held in
honor of the Santo Niño
Type of Festival: Religious, Cultural, and a Spectator-Type Festival
When is it Held: 4th Sunday of January (one week after Sinulog and Ati-
Atihan)
Main Highlights: Ati-Atihan Dance Competition on Sunday (all day starting
9am), and Kasadyahan Street Dancing on Saturday (all day)
Details/History:
A lot of festival enthusiasts believe that Dinagyang is one of the BEST
Festivals in the Philippines.
Although the celebration still has that quaint, provincial city-feel, the Ati-
Atihan dance productions are among the best I’ve seen in street dance
festivals in the Philippines. They are the Grand Champions in the Aliwan
Festival (Manila-based competition for all the street dance festivals).
NAME: SINULOG FESTIVAL, CEBU
Location: CEBU
WHAT IS IT?: SINULOG is a dance ritual in honor of the miraculous image of
the Santo Niño. The name pertains to the strong current movement of the
Cebu River which is re-enacted in the dance.
Type of Festival: Religious, Cultural, Dance Ritual, and a Spectator-Type
Festival
When is it Held: 3rd Sunday of January (Feast Day of Santo Niño)
Main Highlights: Santo Niño procession on Sunday (all day after the first
Sunday Mass) Sinulog Fluvial Parade on Saturday (Early Morning)
Details/History:
Sinulog in Cebu is the biggest festival in the Philippines, celebrating the feast
of the Child Jesus, Santo Niño de Cebú, with a dance ritual to the beat of the
drums. Held every third Sunday of January, it is the largest and most attended
fiesta in the country with an all-day-long parade and party.
NAME: ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
Location: Santo Niño
WHAT IS IT?: ATI-ATIHAN means “to become like Aetas” which is
originally a pagan animist festival that the Spaniards adapted in honor
of the Sto. Niño
Type of Festival: Religious, Cultural, and a Participative-Type Festival
When is it Held: 3rd Sunday of January (Feast Day of Santo Niño)
Main Highlights: Ati-Atihan parade on Saturday (after the dawn
procession at 4am & devotee’s mass at 5am.) Feast Day religious
celebrations of Señor Santo Niño de Kalibo on Sunday
Details/History:
Kalibo’s Ati-Atihan is the mother of all the big Sto. Niño festivals of
Sinulog in Cebu and Dinagyang in Iloilo. It’s the biggest fiesta that is
“non-commercialized” and stays true to its Filipino Fiesta vibe. It’s a
“participative fiesta” where you dance with the performers vs. a
“spectator fiesta” where you just watch in the sidelines. They say you
have not experienced a Filipino fiesta unless you’ve been to Ati-Atihan.
Ati-Atihan means “to become like Aetas” or in modern terms an “Ati
Cosplay“. It was originally a pagan animist festival that the Spaniards
adapted in honor of the Sto. Niño celebrated every third sunday of
January.
It started when 10 Bornean Datus escaped from the island of Borneo
and migrated to the Island of Panay in the 13th century (c.1200 A.D.).
They bought the Panay Island plains from the Ati’s who were the original
settlers in Maharlika (former name of the Philippines before the
Spaniards) with gifts of golden salakot, brass basins, bales of cloth and a
very long necklace for the Ati chieftain.
The Aetas celebrated the occasion with eating, dancing, and merry
making that became the inspiration of what we now call as the Filipino
Fiesta.
The Flower festival symbolizes the rise of Baguio from the city’s
devastating earthquake disaster on July 16, 1990.
If you are planning to go, you must see the street dancing festival
showcasing the colorful costumes, traditions, and stories of the different
tribes in Davao. This is known as the “Indak Indak sa Kadalanan” and is
held on the Saturday of that weekend and lasts from the morning until
the afternoon.
NAME: PAHIYAS FESTIVAL
Location: San Isidro Labrador
WHAT IS IT?: A Harvest Thanksgiving Festival to San Isidro Labrador, the
Patron Saint of Farmers
Type of Festival: Religious, Cultural, Harvest Festival and a Spectator-Type
Festival
When is it Held: Every 15th of May
Main Highlights: Early Morning Procession in honor of San Isidro Labrador
Walking along the procession route, where all the houses are decorated with
kiping and their harvest.
Details/History:
Pahiyas is one of the most awesome fiestas in the country. It falls on the feast
day of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers to show gratitude for a
good and abundant harvest. It is celebrated in Lucban (most popular and
commercialized), Sariaya, Tayabas and other towns in Quezon.
The Pahiyas Festival is always observed on a fixed date — May 15.
NAME: San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites
Location: Pampanga
WHAT IS IT?: A Holy Week Re-enactment of the Passion and Death of Jesus
Christ
Type of Festival: Religious, Cultural, and a Spectator-Type Festival
When is it Held: Every Good Friday 3pm
Main Highlight: Passion Play culminating with a nailing to a wooden cross
of three penitents at 3pm.
Details/history
Cutud Crucifixions: Good Friday Traditions of San Fernando, Pampanga
Spanky once said to us that we need to experience the Cutud Crucifixions
before we can be certified as adopted Kapampangans. Our family went to San
Fernando, Pampanga on Good Friday to see the 50+-year old solemn tradition
of crucifixions in San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga.
NAME: MASSKARA FESTIVAL, BACOLOD (San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites)
Location: Pampanga
WHAT IS IT?: A Holy Week Re-enactment of the Passion and Death of Jesus
Christ
Type of Festival: Religious, Cultural, and a Spectator-Type Festival
When is it Held: Every Good Friday 3pm
Main Highlight: Passion Play culminating with a nailing to a wooden cross
of three penitents at 3pm.
Details/ History
Cutud Crucifixions: Good Friday Traditions of San Fernando, Pampanga
Spanky once said to us that we need to experience the Cutud Crucifixions
before we can be certified as adopted Kapampangans. Our family went to San
Fernando, Pampanga on Good Friday to see the 50+-year old solemn tradition
of crucifixions in San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga.
NAME:PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL
Location: Baguio
WHAT IS IT?: A Flower Festival whose name “Panagbenga” comes from local
Kankana-ey term in Cordillera meaning “a season or time for blossoming”
Type of Festival: Flower Festival, Modern Festival and a Spectator-Type
Festival
When is it Held: Last Sunday of February
Main Highlights: Grand Flower Float Parade along Session Road on Sunday
8am Grand Street Parade along Session Road on Saturday 8am
Details/ History
PANAGBENGA is a local Kankana-ey term in Cordillera, which means “a
season for blossoming or a time for blooming“, coined by Ike Picpican, curator
of the Saint Louis University Museum in 1997.
It is a month-long celebration in February/March during the business-lean
months to attract tourists to the City of Baguio after the holidays and before
the peak Summer Season.
It culminates with a Grand Flower Float Parade, held usually on the last
Sunday of February.
NAME: HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL
Location: Pampanga
WHAT IS IT?: A 4-day Hot Air Balloon and Everything that Flies Festival
Type of Festival: Airshow Festival, Modern Festival and a Spectator-Type
Festival
When is it Held: Thursday to Sunday in 2nd or 3rd week of February.
Main Highlights: Early Morning Hot Air Balloon Flight (Thursday to Sunday)
Hot Air Balloon Fly-In and Evening Glow (Thursday to Sunday)
Details/ History
The Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is one of the passion
festivals in the country that I absolutely enjoy. It celebrates the passion for
flying and highlights the love for Hot Air Balloons.
It was started after the US Military left Clark Air Base to boost tourism and
the morale of the community around Clarkfield, Pampanga.
I ❤ Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta!
NAME: KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL
Location: Davao
WHAT IS IT?: A Thanksgiving Harvest Festival to celebrate the harvest of
Davao’s fruits, flowers, and farm produce
Type of Festival: Flower Festival, Cultural Festival and a Spectator-Type
Festival
When is it Held: 3rd Weekend of August
Main Highlights: Indak Indak sa Kadalanan Street Dancing on Saturday
(8am for the entire day) Kadayawan Floral Parade on Sunday (8am until the
parade last)
Details/ History:
KADAYAWAN SA DABAW is an annual thanksgiving harvest festival in Davao.
It is held every 3rd Weekend of August to celebrate the harvest of Davao’s
fruits, flowers, and farm produce.
Its name comes from the Mandaya word “madayaw“, a warm and friendly
greeting used to describe something good, beautiful, valuable, superior, or
profitable.
NAME: LIGLIGAN PARUL OR GIANT LANTERN FESTIVAL
Location: Barangays in San Fernando, Pampanga
WHAT IS IT?: It’s a Giant Lantern Competition among the different
Barangays in San Fernando, Pampanga
Type of Festival: Cultural, Christmas Festival and a Spectator-Type Festival
When is it Held: Second Saturday of December every year
Main Highlight: Giant Lantern Dancing Lights Showdown
Details/ History
Another awesome festival is the Giant Lantern Festival in San Fernando
Pampanga, which is locally known as Ligligan Parul. Ivan Henares previously
hosted us the first time we attended and even gave us free guest passes in
the reserved seating section. Ivan has a very popular post about Pampanga’s
pride. He was the chairman of the Giant Lantern Festival in 2003 so he was
able to give us all the juicy details about this fiesta. If you haven’t seen this,
this is one of those moments where you will be proud of the Filipino’s
creativity and hard work.
Giant Lantern Festival – Awesome Lantern Competition, Only in the
Philippines!
Table of Content
I. HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL
II. DINAGYANG FESTIVAL
III. SINULOG FESTIVAL
IV. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
V. PAHIYAS FESTIVAL
VI. SAN PEDRO CUTUD LENTEN RITES
VII. MASSKARA FESTIVAL
VIII. PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL
IX. KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL
X. LIGLIGAN PARUL OR GIANT LANTERN
FESTIVAL
