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A Sinulog Festival Queen carrying the image of Santo Niño, representing Toledo City in 2023. The street dancers performs at South Road Properties.. The Sinulog Festival (as known as Sinug and Sulog) is an annual cultural and religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, with the center of the activities being in Cebu City, and is the centre of the Santo Niño Christian ...
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Robe Offering Festival, [4] Dhammasekya Day: Full moon of Waso Marks the beginning of the Buddhist lent (Vassa); anniversary of Buddha's first sermon on the Four Noble Truths: Donation of monk robes, shinbyu ceremonies Wagaung (August) Taungbyon Nat Festival [5] Tawthalin (September) Regatta Festival Boat rowing competitions Thadingyut (October)
In Middle English, a "festival dai" was a religious holiday. [7] The first recorded used of the word "festival" as a noun was in 1589 (as "Festifall"). [6] Feast first came into usage as a noun c. 1200, [8] and its first recorded use as a verb was circa 1300. [9] The word gala comes from Arabic word khil'a, meaning robe of honor. [10]
The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural festival held annually on the fourth Sunday of January in Iloilo City, Philippines, in honor of Santo Niño, the Holy Child, and to commemorate the historic pact between the Malay settlers and the indigenous Ati people of Panay. It is considered one of the largest festivals in the Philippines ...
However in 2019, Cebu's Sinulog festival queen who won Reyna ng Aliwan was stripped of her title for having violated the terms and conditions of her reign. The Panagbenga festival queen assumed the title and her duties for the rest of the year—the third time a Baguio lass wore the crown.
New beginnings and the approach of spring feature in Imbolc, a traditional Gaelic festival. Marking the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox, the annual celebration falls ...
The Sinulog procession includes dancing and fiesta in reverence of Santo Nino. Above, a Sinulog participant carrying a copy of the Santo Nino statue. The festival officially ends on the Friday after the Holy Child's feast day, and it is marked with the traditional Hubò (Cebuano, "undress") rite.