Manila Explorer

The Filipino are a people known to be industrious and hardworking. Yet there is another side to this. Filipinos are also fun-loving and this can be seen in the fiestas held throughout the country.

Philippine fiestas are a mixture of Christian commemoration, and folk elements, celebrated with great pomp and pageantry. There are many reasons why fiestas are held: as a form of thanksgiving, to pay homage to the town's patron saint, in celebration of a bountiful harvest, or a re-enactment of a historical event. Some of more popular fiestas are the Pahiyas of Lucban and Sariaya, Quezon, Feast of San Clemente of Angono in Rizal, Carabao-festival of Bulacan; Parada ng Lechon of Batangas, Ati-Atihan of Kalibo, Sinulog of Cebu, Masskara Festival of Bacolod Moriones Festival Marinduque Lanzones Festival Camiguin, and Santacruzan and Flores de Mayo which are celebrated nationwide.