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Agawan Festival is an annual harvest festival held in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines every 15 May in honor to Saint Isidore the Laborer, [2] the patron saint of agriculture and good harvest. The celebration is known as the Happy Pandemonium and one of the four harvest festivals celebrated in the province of Quezon every May 14 [ 3 ] or 15th.
The first Filipino canonized as saint was Lorenzo Ruiz, a married lay Dominican and member of the Rosarian Confraternity in dedication to Our Lady. Ruiz died as a martyr of faith during the persecutions in Nagasaki, Japan , where the Japanese rulers organized an anti-clerical campaign.
Festivals in the Philippines can be religious, cultural, or both. Several of these are held to honor the local Roman Catholic patron saint, to commemorate local history and culture, to promote the community's products, or to celebrate a bountiful harvest.
The Higalaay Festival (formerly known as Kagay-an Festival, then to Higalaay Kagay-an Festival in 2014 [1]) is a patronal festival held each year in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, every 28th day of August, celebrating the feast day of St. Augustine – patron saint of the city.
The Wattah Wattah Festival, also known as the Basaan Festival (lit. ' dousing of water ' ), is the feast of John the Baptist , the patron saint of San Juan, Metro Manila , and many other communities across the Philippines.
Sunduan Festival - A colorful procession of 2 barangays in Pasig sharing one patron saint - Santa Rosa de Lima. Ka-Angkan Festival - Ka-angkan is the Feast of Clans being celebrated during the foundation anniversary of Marikina. It is a great festival of the families that have made the city their home.
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This day honor Saint John the Baptist, the patron saint of the city. Also known as the Feast of Saint John San Juan Festival. June 26 Batanes Day: Araw ng Batanes: This special holiday applies to the province of Batanes only. June 30 Tacloban Day and Tacloban City Charter Day: Araw ng Tacloban