Philippine fiesta are held to give thanks to a patron saint and to celebrate his holiness and to remember his good and kind acts towards to other creations of God while his living. There is another form of Philippine fiesta which is also celebrated to ask for forgiveness. Every fiesta has its own date to celebrate, but how did fiestas got his own date of celebration? The dates are given by the Holy Catholic Church and sometimes taken from the date were a patron saint died.
Philippine fiestas started even before the conquistadores arrived in the country in the 1500's. Before, the fiestas are celebrated through rituals and offerings which is headed by every tribes' leaders. And ever since, fiestas are done to ask the heaven a good luck for the rest of the year.
Every place in the Philippines has its own fiesta celebration, whatever date and time of the year it is, for sure that there's a fiesta being celebrated somewhere!
List of known fiestas in the Philippines:
Quiapo, Manila
Jan. 9
2. Ati-Atihan Festival
Kalibo, Aklan
Jan. 1-16
3. Sinulog Festival
Cebu City
Jan. 6-21
4. Moriones Festival
Marinduque
Apr. 18-21
5. Panagbenga Festival (Baguio Flower Festival)
Baguio City
Feb. 26
6. Maleldo Lenten Rites
San Pedro Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga
Apr. 17-24
7. Pahiyas Festival
Lucban, Quezon
May 15
8. Obando Fertility Rites
Obando, Bulacan
Apr. 18-21
9. Flores De Mayo
Nationwide
May
10. Kadayawan sa Dabaw
Davao City
August
11. Peñafrancia Festival
Naga City
Sep. 19
12. Masskara Festival
Bacolod City
Oct. 14-21
13. Higantes Festival - The Feast of San Clemente
Angono, Rizal
Nov. 23
14. Giant Lantern Festival
San Fernando Pampanga
Dec. 3
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