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Cebu Philippines Festivals, Fiestas and Cultural Event
 

 

People in Cebu love to celebrate festivals or are fiesta-loving people. Cebu has one of the most colorful and world-renowned festivals in the Philippines and they celebrate it with excitement and high spirits. Cebu celebrates different festivals in different towns and cities. Cebu celebrate fiestas with religious rituals and dancing in the streets to the beat of the drums.

 
List of Cebu Festivals
 

Sinulog Festival: People shouts "Viva Pit Seņor". Sinulog Festial is celebrated every third Sunday of January. This festival is world-renowed and the most extravagant festival in Cebu. The Sinulog festival is celebrated in honour of the holy child Senior Santo Niņo. The highlights in this festivities is the street dancing where merrymakers dance to the beat of the pit senor drums.

Semana Santa sa Bantayan: Also known as "Pasko sa Kasakit" Celebrated in Holy Thursday and Good Friday. This is celebrated in the observance of the Holy Week on Bantayan Island with procession and merry making.

Pasyon sa Mandaue: Celebrated in Good Friday to Easter Sunday. This is a re-enactment of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Bahug-bahug sa Mactan or Kadaugan sa Mactan: Celebrated in the 27th of April. A re-enactment of the Battle of Mactan where Lapu-lapu defeated Magellan.

Fiesta sa Mandaue: This is a week long fiesta celebration. The festival will starts May 8. The fiesta is celebrated in honour of Manduae's Patron Saint, St. Joseph.

Feast of Santa Filomena: Celebrated in the First week of August in Tingo, Olango Island.

Fiesta sa Carcar: Celebrated in November 24 to 25. The festival is celebrated in honour of Carcar's patron Saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

Tagbo Poro: Celebrated every January in honor of Patron Santo Niņo de Poro in Camotes Island. agbo is the cornerstone from which this great municipality has sprung.

Banig Festival: Fiesta celebrated in Badian Cebu in the Month of July.

Bakasi Festival: Cordova Cebu celebrated its fiesta the "Bakasi Festival" in the month of August.

Kabanhawan Festival: Minglanilla Cebu annual Sugat (Resurrection on Easter Sunday) in which it showcased for many years is celebrated every Easter Sunday.

 

 

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