Want to Know the Philippines’ Exciting Trip this Summer?
Summer Festival
Summer is coming and so is the Philippine Summer Festivals. Celebrate and experience the different Philippine festivals this hot season of the year.
The festival was inspired by the Filipinos’ love to share the best they can offer to members of their communities, as shown by their fondness to hold “fiestas” all year long. It will also reach out to other ethnicities, inviting people of other racial origins to discover the strength, talent, intelligence, and beauty of the Philippines and its people.
For the month of April
Kadaugan sa Mactan
Date: April 27 Location: Cebu City
A complete reenactment of the Battle of Mactan, in which Magellan’s Forces were defeated by Lapu-lapu and his warriors, resulting in the death of the Spanish explorer.
Via Crusis
Date: April 1 Location: Cebu City
A lenten activity where devotees from Cebu City and its neighboring cities and towns do their penitential procession through cities the Station of the Cross built on 12 hectares of rolling hills. the life-size statues of the 14 Stations of the Cross have been patterned after the Way of the Cross in Lourdes, France.
Turumba Festival
Date: Good Friday Location: Pakil, Laguna
A procession of the centuries-old image of the Virgin Mary through the streets, procession, singing and dancing to the Turumba.
For the month of May
Lapyahan Festival
Date: May 15 – 16 Location:
SAN Remegio town of northern Cebu celebrate its Lapyahan Festival. The festival is named after its white sand beaches and for having the longest shoreline in Cebu Province.
Santacruzan
Date: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Location: Nationwide
The Santacruzan is a procession commemmorating St. Helena’s finding the “True Cross”; preceded bya nine-day Novena in honor of the Holy Cross. On the ninth day, usually on a weekend, the Santacruzan is held. The Reina Elena, accompanied by a little boy representing King Constantine, and the other sagalas representing biblical characters and the attributes of the Blessed Virgin, walk under gaily decorated arches.
Mantawi Festival
The Mantawi Festival is an annual festival celebrated every May 7 in Mandaue City in Cebu, Philippines. The festival is a symbol of Mandaue City’s history. Its historical past affirms its present identity as a highly urbanized industrial center and a new tourism destination where arts and culture become tools for progress and prosperity. The highlight of the festival is a parade of street dancers and dioramas showcasing the history and culture of Mandaue accompanied by brass instruments. Industries in the city join in the celebration with their creatively-crafted floats. Other participants range from the government officials, teachers and to students. The festival also includes the parade of higantes (giants)–The people who shaped the present Mandaue City.
Tapusan Festival
Locations : Alitagtag Town, Batangas
Tapusan honors the Holy Cross. It is a whole day activity which starts at about
7:00 a.m. on the first day of May. Floral offerings are laid down during the afternoon ceremonies before an old cross in the town church. The observance peaks on the 31st of May with a colorful procession. The cross is mounted on a gaily decorated float together with other floats with flowers carrying other Marian images. All the floats are radiantly and are drawn along the principal streets of the town by the participants.
Every festivals are held only once in a year..but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop!
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