Religious Philippine Festivals

• Ati-Atihan Festival - A festival celebrated in the town of Kalibo, Aklan every third Sunday of January
• Sinulog Festival - A festival celebrated in Cebu City every third Sunday of January
• Sublian Festival - A festival celebrated in Batangas City every 23rd of July
• Moriones Festival - A festival celebrated on the island of Marinduque held annually on Holy Week
• Both Sinulog and Ati-Atihan Festival are celebrated in honor of Santo Niño
• Sinulog comes from the word "sulog", what does it mean?

  Like the water current
• What do people shout during the Ati-Atihan Festival for the duration of the festival?

  Hala bira! and Viva Santo Niño
• When are the Ati-Atihan Festival and Sinulog Festival held?

  Every third Sunday of January
• Sublian comes from two words "Subsub" and "bali", what do they mean?

  Subsub - bending the body forward or downward

  bali - broken
• Dinagyang Festival - A festival celebrated in Iloilo City held on the fourth of January (or right after the Sinulog and Ati-Atihan Festival)
• Feast of our Lady of Peñafrancia - A festival celebrated in Naga City, Bicol on the third Saturday of September
• Pahiyas Festival - A festival celebrated in Lucban, Quezon every fifteenth of May