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Catandungan Festival in Catanduanes
Catandungan Festival in Catanduanes
A tradition of the first harvest offering coinciding on the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes. Derived from the early rituals of the ancient Bicolanos offering their harvest to their own gods as a form of thanksgiving and to seek favor for a more bountiful harvest throughout the year. A long parade of colorfully and grandiosely decorated bull and carabao carts, carrying newly harvested crops, ending with a mass before the Emerald Grotto at Calvary Hills.
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Published at 2018-02-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Entertainment
Tags: Catandungan, Festival
The Catandungan: A Festival to Experience
The Catandungan: A Festival to Experience
Festivals in our country have been part of the lives and tradition of many Filipinos. These are celebrations that mirrored and showcase one’s culture and heritage. Through the years, thousands of festivals are held in different parts of the Philippines each year. One particular festival in the province of Catanduanes is frequented of many visitors coming from nearby towns and gradually from all over the Philippines--the Catandungan Festival, one of the most exciting and colorful festivals...
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Published at 2018-02-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Entertainment
Tags: Catandungan, Festival