Dinagyang Festival A participant of Dinagyang Festival The Dinagyang is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City‚ Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January‚ or right after the Sinulog In Cebu and the Ati-Atihan in 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. History Dinagyang began after Rev. Fr. Ambrosio Galindez of a local Roman Catholic parish introduced the
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PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL (BAGUIO) Panagbenga Festival (English: Flower Festival) is a month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio‚ the summer capital of thePhilippines.[1] The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin‚ meaning "season of blooming".[1] The festival‚ held during the month of February‚ was created as a tribute to the city’s flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.[2] The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers not unlike those
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Diwali is an annual festival of Hindus. Generally it falls during the month of October or November. Hindus throughout India celebrate this festival with great joy. The festival of Diwali has a religious sanction behind it. It was on this day thousands of years ago that Shri Ram Chandra set foot on Ayodhya after completing the 14 years of his exile. His return was a matter of great joy and relief to the people of Ayodhya. They celebrated the occasion by arranging illuminations on a large scale
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Every country in the world has its own festivals and celebrations. People all around the world love joining together and sharing good time through the celebrations. Festivals are great way to experience local culture. There are hundreds of festivals across the world and Lithuania has its own particular one’s. My family like everybody has the favorites. Firstly‚ my family loves religious festivals like Christmas or Easter. It is so important because all traditions are related to it. Also all family
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Philippine Festivals 1. The Black Nazarene * A life-sized statue of Christ is carried through town by barefooted men yelling‚ "Viva Señor‚ while huge crowd tries to touch the statue. * January 9 at Quiapo Church in Manila 2. Sinulog * The festival is characterized by a very long parade with many groups of persons dressed in colorful costumes‚ finding their way through the streets while dancing the Sinulog. * Held every year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City.
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has its own festival and celebration. People all around the world love joining together and sharing good time through the festivals and celebrations. Festivals are great way to experience local culture. Sometime they even offer a glimpse into past. There are hundreds of festivals across the world. So are you ready to experience of fun and colorful festivals? Below are some of festivals from Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa and Latin America. Let’s start in Europe. Europeans have a lot of festivals that attract
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Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival (Shangyuan) is a traditional Chinese festival‚ which is on the 15th of the first month of Chinese New Year and the first full moon night which symbolizes the coming of spring. It may be regarded as the last day of the Spring Festival. The start of this festival marks the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year. The Lantern Festival is regarded as a good day for family gatherings. An old custom from china is people on that night will lighten up fancy
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Spring Festival Chinese New Year holds the most significant position among all Chinese festivals and holidays. The Chinese New Year is accompanied by a belief in good future. Chinese New Year is also called Spring Festival (1). Putting the spring festival scrolls up‚ hanging the lanterns‚ having reunion meals‚ having dumplings‚ sitting up late and waiting for the ring of the New Year are all Spring Festival’s customs. (2) Spring Festival is the day for family reunions
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In Lupao‚ Nueva Ecija ‘Baybayanting Festival’ highlights battle between Christian and Muslim crusaders By Enrique P. Valenton LUPAO‚ Nueva Ecija – Like in other places which feature festivals with religious undertones‚ such as Ati-atihan‚ Sinulog‚ Feast of the Black Nazarene‚ “Taong-Putiik”‚ and Araquio‚ this town has its own - the “Baybayanting Festival”. Held every July 25‚ it is in honor of “Señor Santiago Apostol” (St. James the Apostle). It is carried out by members of the Iglesia
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through music therapy. A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre‚ nationality or locality of musicians‚ or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors‚ and often include other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines‚ performance art‚ and social activities‚ and even theme park rides such as the festival held annually in Abu Dhabi “Cream Fields”. Which is similar to the festival that I am going to be designing
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