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Dinagyan Festival
Dinagyan Festival
The DinagyangFestival is celebrated every fourth weekend of January tohonor the Christianization of the natives and to respectthe Holy Child Jesus. On this day, streets of Iloilo Citywill once again come alive as the Ilonggos celebrate theannual festivity. It is a very colorful parade coupledwith a dramatization in honor of the patron Saint Sto.Niño as the object of performs offerings andprayers amidst the cracking of drums and shouts of "VivaSeñor Santo Niño."
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Published at 2018-02-20 by Puerto Parrot
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Dinagyang
Dinagyang
The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the 3rd Sunday of January, or right after the Sinulog in Cebu and the Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo, Aklan. It is held both to honor the Santo Niño and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis.
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Published at 2018-02-20 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, Entertainment
Tags: Dinagyang, Festival