Category: Traditions

Ati-atihan Festival 2013: The Ultimate Street Party you have to Attend!

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Party like there’s no tomorrow. Dance as if no one’s watching you. And where to do all these crazy stuff? Where else but in Kalibo Ati-atihan Festival!

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Every January, the town of Kalibo, the capital of the province of Aklan celebrates its fiesta in honor of the Infant Jesus locally known as the Senor Santo Nino.

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Kalibo Ati-atihan 2013: The Mother of all Festivals

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Party like it’s the end of the world. And that’s exactly hat I did in Kalibo as the town celebrated it’s annual Kalibo Ati-atihan Festival 2013. Every year,the town of Kalibo in the province of Aklan celebrates the Ati-atihan Festival in honor of the Infant Jesus or locally known as Senor Santo Nino.

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It’s Christmas in the Philippines!

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Merry Christmas everyone! What’s your Noche Buena Feast last night?

We, Filipinos have always been known for the lavish preparations we do in time for the celebration of Christmas Day. We go out of our way and do the extra mile to make ordinary things, extraordinary. We are also known for the rich and diverse Christmas traditions that not many nations observe. And despite all the commercialism all over us, we still tend not to forget the real essence of Christmas. It’s not really about the snow man, and Christmas Trees or Santa Claus. Christmas i all about Jesus Christ who was born on this day.

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Nativity set, Tangub City

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Tangub City celebrates 20th Christmas Symbols Festival

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It was an unexpected trip of sorts. Originally, planned to go to Tangub City December 21st to watch the 20th anniversary show of Sinanduloy cultural Troupe. But due to certains limitations, plans did not push through.

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Then December 13th, I got a message from Mr. Jojin Pacual, the choreographer of Sinanduloy if I can go to Tangub and judge the city’s Chritmas Symbols Festival on the 16th. Without any hesitation, I said yes.

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Classic Ilonggo Dishes highlight the Tabu-an sa Kahilwayan Food Festival

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I am very honored to have been invited to judge this year’s 2nd Tabu-an Western Visayas Ilonggo Heritage Cooking Competition and Food Fair. This year the food festival is hosted by the Municipality of Santa Barbara, Iloilo in time for the town’s fiesta celebration known as the Kahilwayan Festival. That is why the event is also called “Tabu-an sa Kahilwayan”

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