Dinagyang Festival Review

Submitted by mads on Thu, 11/10/2022 - 19:36
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This religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, held annually on the 4th Sunday of January, is one of the biggest and world-class festivals in the country. It commemorates the devotion to the Sr. Sto. Nino, the arrival of the Malay settlers, and the barter of Panay Island from the Ati natives. This award-winning festival features colorful performances that depict life in Panay before the Spanish settlers arrived in the island.

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