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Mindanao Festivals & Fiestas

The many fascinating festivals that are organized in Mindanao are a dynamic, integral part of daily life; these festivities are rooted deeply within the people and their culture.

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Published at 2018-03-05 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary
Tags: Festival, Festival, Mindanao

Mindanao Festivals & Fiestas

The many fascinating festivals that are organized in Mindanao are a dynamic, integral part of daily life; these festivities are rooted deeply within the people and their culture.

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Published at 2018-03-05 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary
Tags: Festival, Festival, Mindanao

The T'nalak Festival, South Cotabato, Philippines

If the Filipino people have a reason for a celebration they will end up having a fiesta. It is a well known fact that Filipinos love celebrations, this can be seen in the way they celebrate their festivals and fiesta's. Festivals in the Philippines are held throughout the country, these occaissions are celebrated with great intensity, passion and enthusiasm, with a a mixture of religion and culture.

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Published at 2018-03-05 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary
Tags: Cotabato, Festival, South, T'nalak

Around the Philippines: 12 Festivals in 12 Months

As a predominantly Catholic country, it isn’t surprising that the Philippines is dotted with fiestas and festivals from Aparri to Jolo, starting in January and ending in December. No wonder it is more fun to visit each of the 7,500 islands in the country! If you have always been a bit of a culture junkie and would like to experience celebrations the way locals do, we have prepared a list of the most popular festivals that you can join in every month.

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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Leisure, Travel
Tags: Ati-Atihan, Festival, Malasimbo, Panagbenga, Sinulog

Who's Funding 7107 International Music Festival?

One of the world’s most popular bands, a world-class DJ, other stellar international and local acts all in one weekend right here in the Philippines – the 7107 International Music Festival (7107), by far, is arguably the country’s biggest music event.

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Published at 2018-02-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Entertainment
Tags: Festival, music

Review: 7107 International Music Festival

MANILA, Philippines – To put the 7107 International Music Festival together, it wasn't enough to invite one or two big-name artists, have the show at all the usual big-ticket venues, and then be done with it. The show had to be unlike anything the Philippines had ever seen – a large-scale festival in the mold of Coachella in the US, and Glastonbury in the UK.

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Published at 2018-02-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Entertainment
Tags: Festival, international, music

Abaca Festival

The Abaca Festival or formally known as Catanduanes Abaka Festival is a festival held each year in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines. The celebration happens every 4th week of the month of May. The festival is cognizance of the importance of abaca fiberor industry in the local economy and the need to showcase its versatility as a major source of livelihood and craft material which has brought Catanduanes fame and fortune.

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Published at 2018-02-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, Entertainment
Tags: Festival

Dugoy Festival

DUGOY FESTIVAL. A festival in Occidental Mindoro celebrated every January 18. Photo grabbed from ragarabeach.org Dugoy Festival is celebrated every January 18 in the town of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. This festival features the Mangyan tribe and its rich cultural heritage that is to be admired by many people who visit the place during festivities.

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Published at 2018-02-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Entertainment
Tags: Dugoy, Festival

Dugoy Festival

The Dugoy Festival is an annual festival in the municipality of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. It is celebrated during the town fiesta and through street parades and street dancing which feature the Mangyan culture. It is becoming popular in recent years and is now in its seventh year.

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Published at 2018-02-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, Entertainment
Tags: Dugoy, Festival

Dinengdeng Festival, A Symbolism of Culture of Ilocano People

AGOO, LA UNION – Everyone will surely agree that fiestas in the Philippines bring smile to the faces not only of its townsfolk but also to the tourists and visitors that witness what a local festivity could bring as an experience. On April 30, the local government unit of Agoo formally opened its weeklong fiesta dubbed Dinengdeng Festival. A banca race and triathlon kicked off the annual festivity.

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Published at 2018-02-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, Entertainment
Tags: Festival, dinengdeng

Dinengdeng Festival

The Dinengdeng Festival (English: vegetable dish), is the official festivity event of the municipality of Agoo, La Union, Philippines. It is held annually in summer in celebration of a dish by which its name is derived from. One of the main purpose of "Dinengdeng Festival" is to promote the local tourism of the town, which is one of the established Spanish settlements in the region.

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Published at 2018-02-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, Entertainment
Tags: Festival, dinengdeng

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

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

Binalbal Festival

The Binalbal Festival is an annual festival held on the first of January in Tudela, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. It is a unique celebration of welcoming the new year for the townsfolk of Tudela. An entry of Tudela Binalbal Festival called the "Black Knights" (Photo: Mamre Lim)
Participants are disguised through the use of masks which allow them full freedom of inhibition during the new year celebration.

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Published at 2018-02-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, Entertainment
Tags: Festival

Festivals in the Philippines

There are crazy numbers of festivals in the Philippines throughout the year. Thus, it doesn’t matter which month you would go, you can expect that there will be a festival that you will be able to enjoy! Imagine? A year full of festivities! Some festivals even last for a month or more, which both attracts the attention of the locals tourists and foreigners.

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Published at 2018-02-22 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, Entertainment
Tags: Festival, Philippines