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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.
The complete list of winners of the Dinagyang Tribes Competition, also known as the Ati Tribes Competition or the Ati-atihan Contest, during the Dinagyang Festival, held annually on the fourth Sunday of January at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand in Iloilo City, Philippines. The annual winner of the competition receives a cash prize and a trophy. [1]
An Ati Tribe participant of Dinagyang Festival. Dinagyang, initially known as Iloilo Ati-Atihan, began after Rev. Fr. Ambrosio Galindez, the first Filipino Rector of the Augustinian Community and Parish Priest of the San Jose Parish introduced the devotion to Santo Niño in November 1967 after observing the Ati-Atihan Festival in the province ...
The Ati are the central attraction in the Ati-atihan festival, a festival named in their honor. It is said that the festival is held to commemorate the first appearance of the Roman Catholic Church and the Spaniards in the province of Aklan .
The Ati-Atihan Festival is believed to have started in the year 1212 when Borneans, led by the ten datus, traveled on balangays and crossed the Sulu Sea to land in Panay, making it the oldest festival in the Philippines. Ati-atihan Festival was included as one of the "World's Best Festivals" by Fest300, [38] dubbed as the "Grand Daddy of ...
English: The Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival is an annual religious festival that involves colorful costumes, dancing, parades, and more. It is one of the Philippines' largest festivals and lasts for an entire week in January, although the build up is often much longer.
Ati or ATI may refer to: Ati people, a Negrito ethnic group in the Philippines Ati language (Philippines), the language spoken by this people group; Ati-Atihan festival, an annual celebration held in the Philippines; Ati language (China), an unclassified Loloish language of Huaning County, Yunnan, China; Ati, a queen of the fabled Land of Punt ...
English: The Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival is an annual religious festival that involves colorful costumes, dancing, parades, and more. It is one of the Philippines' largest festivals and lasts for an entire week in January, although the build up is often much longer.