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LANZONES FESTIVAL

Camiguin Island. The festival is held to celebrate the abundance of lanzones fruit on the island marked by a street dancing competition involving the youth all dressed up in lanzones leaves or fruits. The lanzones are one of the island’s most important crops. This is a weeklong celebration each year.

CATADUNGAN FESTIVAL

Virac, Catanduanes. This festival commemorates the province’s independence from Albay. This is an annual celebration that takes place every year.

MASSKARA FESTIVAL

This annual festival, which is similar to Brazil’s Rio Carnival, literally translates to “many faces,” and is celebrated every October in Bacolod.

WITCHES FESTIVAL

Siquijor is popularly known throughout the country for “witchcraft”. This is an annual celebration that takes place every year.

PINTAFLORES FESTIVAL

San Carlos City. This festival is marked by a street-dancing involving the pintados or dancers with tattoos or flowers on their bodies. This is a 2 days celebration with vibrant activities and events.

KALAG-KALAG FESTIVAL

Cebu City. This re-stages the Filipino tradition of visiting relatives to lovingly remember departed loved ones. This annual festival is a big celebration in the Philippines.

INUG-OG FESTIVAL

Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental. This is held in honor of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. This is an annual celebration that takes place every year.

SANDUGUAN FESTIVAL

Calapan, Oriental Mindoro. This festival reenacts the first contact between the natives of Mindoro and traders from China. This is an annual festival. The Sandugo Festival is an annual historical celebration that takes place every year.

P’YAGSAWITAN FESTIVAL

Maragusan, Davao Province. This involves performances by indigenous groups of the area and harvest-related thanksgiving rituals. This is an annual historical celebration that takes place every year.

FEAST OF SAN CLEMENTE/ GIGANTES

Angono, Rizal. This celebration is marked by giant papier-mache effigies, natives in wooden shoes and costumes joining the procession of the statue of San Clemente around town. This is a 2 days celebration with vibrant activities and events.

KAWAYANAN FESTIVAL

Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur. This celebrates the versatility of the Bamboo plant and its importance in the area. This is an annual celebration that takes place every year.

BOA-BOAHAN

This is a re-enactment of the 13th-century rite of offering chains of coconut embryos called boa to deities. They believe that doing so would mean a prosperous year. This is an annual celebration that takes place every year.