Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 and grandest festivals in the ...
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities.
Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival in the Philippines. The Kalibo Santo Niño—Ati-Atihan Festival, [1] also simply called Ati-Atihan Festival, is a Philippine festival held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Holy Child or Infant Jesus) in several towns of the province of Aklan, Panay Island.
As the calendar turns to Jan. 1, millions of families across the globe experience many different kinds of traditions to ring in the New Year. These customs vary from culture to culture and ...
Manila Day - Also known as Araw ng Maynila, it is a yearly celebration of the city's founding anniversary featuring various cultural activities and fireworks display. Feast of Saint John the Baptist - A celebration of San Juan 's patron saint characterized by vigorous and boisterous streetdancing with "Basaan (dousing of water) and "Santong Tao ...
National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day. January 4. National Spaghetti Day. ... January 22. Celebration of Life Day. ... January 26. International Customs Day.
January 23 First Philippine Republic Day: Araw ng Unang Republika ng Pilipinas: Fixed A working holiday which was first observed in 2019. Celebrates the establishment of the First Philippine Republic on January 23, 1899, at the Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan. January 25 Day of National Remembrance: Araw ng Pambansang Pag-alala: Fixed
In the United States, there are two major holidays celebrated in January: New Year’s Day (January 1, 2024) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15, 2024). Both of these are federal holidays ...