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Festival Name
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Description
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New Year's Day:
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Celebrated with great vigour and plenty of fireworks.
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Black Nazarene Procession:
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Falls on 9 January.
The largest procession in the country, carries a life-size, blackwood statue of Jesus through the streets of Quiapo.
The Filipino version of Mardi Gras is the three-day
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Ati-Atihan:
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Celebrated in Kalibo on Panay in the third week in January.
3 day celebration.
The Filipino version of Mardi Gras.
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Good Friday:
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Must visit : San Fernando and Antipolo, near Manila.
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Flores de Mayo:
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Falls in May.
Held in honour of the Virgin Mary.
Must see : processions at major cities.
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Independence Day:
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Celebrated on 12 June with military parades.
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