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They can be marked by Holy Masses, processions, parades, theatrical play and reenactments, religious or cultural rituals, trade fairs, exhibits, concerts, pageants and various games and contests. However, festivals in the country are not limited to Christian origins. Many festivals also focus on Islamic or indigenous concepts.
The Filipino Music Fest – a concert at the Estancia Mall in Pasig on October 12. It featured Nina, I Belong to the Zoo and Driven 2.0. It also saw the exhibition of thee finalist songs of a competition namely "Dito pa rin Ako" by Daniel Temporada, "Higit pa sa Ganda" by Maria Angelica Dayao, and "My Superstar" by Edmund Perlas and C-Tru.
International Bamboo Organ Festival - A ten-day series of cultural events and music festival, with a focus on the unique bamboo-made organ made by Fray Diego Cera found only in Las Piñas. Chinese New Year - a recent national holiday most celebrated with great revelry in Binondo district, the world's oldest Chinatown. Celebrations are held in ...
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The culture of the Philippines is characterized by great ethnic diversity. [1] Although the multiple ethnic groups of the Philippine archipelago have only recently established a shared Filipino national identity, [2] their cultures were all shaped by the geography and history of the region, [3] [4] and by centuries of interaction with neighboring cultures, and colonial powers.
Today, the people of San Jose City now celebrates together as one big family unlike the older days which the people celebrates separately. The after-harvest celebration has become multi-sectoral effort wherein it is funded and collectively prepared from contributions both public and private sectors and was celebrated with street dancing, beauty contests, tourism and trade fair, awarding ...
Agawan Festival is an annual harvest festival held in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines every 15 May in honor to Saint Isidore the Laborer, [2] the patron saint of agriculture and good harvest. The celebration is known as the Happy Pandemonium and one of the four harvest festivals celebrated in the province of Quezon every May 14 [ 3 ] or 15th.
Sangyaw Festival is a religious and socio-cultural event in the Philippines. It was revived in 2008 by the city government of Tacloban, Philippines. Sangyaw means "to herald news" in Waray language. Various festival-participants from different parts of the country participate in this tribal procession. [1] It was held a day before the city fiesta.