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    The document discusses several religious and cultural festivals celebrated in the Philippines. The Ati-Atihan festival honors Santo Niño in Kalibo and involves costumes mimicking indigenous people. The Sinulog-Santo Niño festival in Cebu on the third Sunday of January is one of the largest, attracting over a million people. The Moriones festival during Holy Week features costumes of Roman soldiers. Non-religious festivals celebrate culture, nature, and history through parades, dancing, and floral displays.

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    The document discusses several religious and cultural festivals celebrated in the Philippines. The Ati-Atihan festival honors Santo Niño in Kalibo and involves costumes mimicking indigenous people. The Sinulog-Santo Niño festival in Cebu on the third Sunday of January is one of the largest, attracting over a million people. The Moriones festival during Holy Week features costumes of Roman soldiers. Non-religious festivals celebrate culture, nature, and history through parades, dancing, and floral displays.

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    RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS IN THE

    PHILIPPINES

    THE ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL

     Is a feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus),
    concluding on the third Sunday, in the island and town of Kalibo, Aklan
    ,Philippines.
     The name Ati-Atihan means "to be like Atis" or "to make believe Ati's", the local
    name for the Aeta aborigines who first settled Panay Island and other parts of
    the archipelago.
    THE SINULOG-SANTO NIÑO 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 Niño Catholic celebrations in the
    Philippines.
     The festival is considered to be first of most popular festivals in the Philippines,
    with every celebration of the festival routinely attracting around 1 to 2 million
    people from all over the Philippines every year.
     Aside from the religious aspect of the festival, Sinulog is also famous for its street
    parties, usually happening the night before and the night of the main festival.
    THE MORIONES FESTIVAL

     Is a Lenten rites 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 Philippines where cultural practices or folk history is turned
    into street festivals.
    DINAGYANG FESTIVAL

     Is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the


    3rd Sunday of January or right after the Sinulog in Cebu and the Ati-
    atihan in Kalibo, Aklan.
     It is held both to honor the Santo Nino and to celebrate the arrival on
    Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them
    by the Atis.
    NON- RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS IN THE
    PHILIPPINES

    PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL

     Is a month- long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio.


     The term is Kankanaey origin, meaning “season of blooming”.
     The festival held during the month of February.
     It includes floats that are covered mostly with flowers and there are also
    street dancing presented by dancers clad in flower- inspired costumes.

    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” means 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.

    THE MASSKARA FESTIVAL (Hiligaynon: Pista sang MassKara, Filipino: Fiesta ng MassKara)

     Is an annual festival with highlights held every fourth Sunday of October in


    Bacolod, Philippines.
    BINIRAYAN FESTIVAL

     Is an event celebrated in the province of Antique in the Philippines.


     “Binirayan” literally means “where they sailed to”.

    KAAMULAN FESTIVAL

     Is an ethnic festival held annually in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon in the


    Philippines from the second half of February to March 10.
     It is held to celebrate the culture and tradition of the seven ethnic tribal
    groups- Bukidnon, Hiligaonon, Talaandig, Manobo, Matigsalug,
    Tigwahanon and Umayamnon that originally inhabit the province.
     It is the only ethnic festival in the Philippines.

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