THE HIGANTES FESTIVAL

I. Introduction

Higantes Festival is a well-known festival celebrated at Angono, Rizal.

Higantes is a colorful giant papier-mâché puppets that is made out of old
newspaper, rattan poles, and some wheat paste. Higantes comes from various
sizes and can be either male or female. The celebration usually occurs every
November 22 and ends on November 23. Higantes Festival is one of the
Philippines’ most awaited events because of how unique the locals of Angono
celebrate this festival.

II. Body

The Higantes Festival is a secular celebration initiated by the municipality

of Angono to express gratitude to it is patrons and clement in which the
parade of giant is held on Sunday before the town fest of November 23.

Based on Angono folklore the higante was

used as symbol of agrarian protest during
the waning years of the Spanish
colonization when Angono was hashing
the large track of life.

A study made by Far Eastern

University professor James Owen
Saguinsin, however duress that we higantes was insisted and the locals of
Angono actually referred to a tall and towering. The residents were exacting
and taking revenge, in Filipino it is higanti.

The study showed that the Higantes

Festival only began after World War II
when Filipino artist Carlos “Botong”
Francisco asked Artemio Tajan, the first
higantes maker, to create the giant
papier-mache puppet to make Angono’s
fiesta celebration livelier and more festive.

JEANGER T. PANALIGAN MS. Elizabeth Bautista

STEM G-12 BACON CONTEMPORARY ARTS
 The word Higantes refers to the giant. It is a Spanish word that Filipino
used as the Philippines were under the Spanish regime during the birth of this
festival. It was more than 100 years ago that the Higantes festival was born.

III. Conclusion

It is quite fascinating to see how creative and dedicated filipinos are.

Each province has it is own way of viewing things. Given the case that we still
have differences in our beliefs, opinion, values, and culture, the respect
towards a specific festival can be observed.
“THE GREATNESS OF A CULTURE CAN BE FOUND IN IT’S FESTIVAL”

JEANGER T. PANALIGAN MS. Elizabeth Bautista

STEM G-12 BACON CONTEMPORARY ARTS