PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS

1) Ati-Atihan Festival 10) Kadayawan Festival

-is a religious festival in the Philippines in honor of Santo Niño in -a famous festival in Davao City
Kalibo, Aklan -an annual celebration of basically everything about life, from
nature and harvest to culture and tradition
2) Dinagyang Festival
-is one of the most famous religious and cultural Philippine festivals 11) Sarakiki-Hadang Festival
-celebration on the first week of September in Calbayog City, Samar
3) Moriones Festival -is one of the prestigious festivals in Visayas region
-is another religious festival in the Philippines
12) Sinadya sa Halaran Festival
4) Sinulog -is a famous festival in Capiz featuring the rich culture and history
-is an annual religious festival honoring Senior Santo Niño. It is of Capizeños
considered one of the biggest and greatest festivals.
13) Kasanggayahan Festival
5) Pintados Festival -means “Prosperity and Happiness” and the festival itself is the
-it is based on the body painting traditions of the ancient tattooed founding anniversary of Sorsogon
warriors called “pintados”
14) Catandungan Festival
6) Peña Franca Festival -is both cultural and religious festival commemorating the
-is one of the greatest religious festivals in the Philippines and independence of Catanduanes as separate province from Albay
Asia’s biggest Marian events
15) T’boli Tribal Festival
7) Zamboanga La Hermosa Festival -is a thanksgiving festival in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
-is one of the oldest Philippine festivals. It honors the Nuestra
Señora del Pilar (our body of the pillar) 16) Panagbenga Festival
-is a month-long flower festival in Baguio City honoring the season
8) Higantes festival of blooming
-or gigantes is the Spanish word for giant
-the festival is also the feast of St. Clement, the patron saint of the
mariners

9) Maskara festival
-is a huge celebration in Bacolod City every fourth Sunday of
October