This Week’s Festivals: July 21 – 27, 2019

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This Week’s Festivals: July 21 - 27, 2019

Residents of the agricultural town of Barili in Cebu province give thanks for a bountiful harvest from its farmlands, locally called “kaumahan,” where the festival got its name.

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THIS WEEK’S FESTIVALS: June 30-July 6, 2019

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June 30 to July 7: Mahal na Poon ng Krus sa Wawa Annual fluvial procession along Bocaue River in Bulacan province featuring a floating pagoda carrying devotees and a venerated wooden cross called “Mahal na Poon ng Krus sa Wawa.” Kept in St. Martin of Tours, Bocaue town’s parish church, the relic was supposedly discovered […]

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THIS WEEK’S FESTIVALS: June 2-8, 2019

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THIS WEEK’S FESTIVALS: June 2-8, 2019

June 2 to 30: Sangyaw Festival Monthlong celebration of the cultural and religious heritage of Tacloban City in Leyte province. The city also pays tribute to its patron Santo Niño. Sangyaw means to announce or herald a news in Waray, the local dialect. Activities include a sports clinic, cultural night, performing arts night, antibullying show […]

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THIS WEEK’S FESTIVALS: March 17-23, 2019

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THIS WEEK’S FESTIVALS: March 17-23, 2019

A festival at Bongabong town in Oriental Mindoro province in honor of St. Joseph as well as in celebration of the town’s main agricultural products — “suli,” or banana, and “niyog,” or coconut.

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