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List of Bohol Festivals includes: Name of festival Date Description Agbunan: June 28: The culture and traditions of the people of San Isidro are displayed. The festival is a great means for the promotion of tourism, of ecological and agricultural pursuits, the enhancement of folk beliefs and of the natural environment.
Holy Trinity Parish Church, commonly known as Loay Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Loay, Bohol, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Tagbilaran . Built in 1822, [ 1 ] the church stands on a hill facing the sea and near the mouth of Loboc River .
Bohol as a UNESCO Global Geopark covers 8,808 square kilometers of land surrounding lush marine protected areas. It features wondrous, not-yet-popular karstic geosites like caves, sinkholes, among others. UNESCO cited Bohol Island's “400 years of rich history and cultural traditions in harmony with its unique geological treasures.” [67] [68]
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The town was formerly called "Sagunto", but according to the research of Jess Tirol of Bohol, it was called "Segunto". Local folklore holds that Alburquerque was named in honour of Afonso de Albuquerque, the famous Portuguese seafarer and conqueror of Malacca, Sumatra, though it might be odd to use a Portuguese name as a name of a place which is under Spanish control.
Asín tibuók literally means "unbroken salt" or "whole salt" in the Cebuano language of the Boholano people.It is the name of the salt in the island of Bohol. [8]Similar salt-making traditions also exist in Guimaras island and the neighboring province of Capiz in Panay Island.
The parish traces its beginnings as a visita of Baclayon Church.The settlement in the area was then known as Sagunto, after a town in Valencia, Spain.Upon the request of Doña Mariana Irag, a chapel, convento and school were erected in 1842 at the boundary between the towns of Baclayon and Loay.
Cebu Strait (Tagalog: Kipot ng Cebú; also Bohol Strait) is a strait in the Central Visayas region in the Philippines. Geography. The Cebu Strait ...