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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.
The Hermosa Festival, also known as Zamboanga La Hermosa Festival, popularly known as Fiesta Pilar, is a month-long festival held annually in Zamboanga City, [1] Philippines. [2] It is one of the oldest festivals in the country and the most awaited event in the region.
Carabao-Carroza Festival (Pavia, Iloilo) - A cultural festival held on May 3. It is the oldest festival of its kind and features a parade of colorful decorated carabao sleds. Gatas ng Kalabaw Festival (Nueva Ecija) - A provincial festival held on the second week of May aiming to promote carabao milk.
Kaogma Festival is a week-long pageant of colorful activities. The Kaogma Festival title has been modified to "Kaogma Mardi Gras: the World's Hottest Festival". Kaogma translates to "a good time" in the local dialect. [1] The festival was first celebrated on May 15, 1989. But before, it was just a one-day celebration.
The festival is held to celebrate bountiful harvest of mangoes in the provinces. [3] Mangoes cultivated in Zambales particularly the Dinamulag variety of Carabao mangoes were cited as the world's sweetest mangoes by Guinness World Records in 1995 and the country's sweetest mangoes by the Department of Agriculture in 2013. [4] [3]
The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines, held annually on the fourth Sunday of January in honor of Santo Niño, the Holy Child. It is one of the largest festivals in the Philippines, drawing hundreds of thousands to over a million visitors every year.
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-Santo Niño 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 ...
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.