Scenes from the 798th Kalibo Ati-atihan Festival (Jan. 15-17,2010).
The oldest Philippine festival where instead of choreographed dances like in other Philippine festivals, it is a mighty free for all dancing- it's Mardi Gras, Halloween, Christian and pagan celebration mashed all together to create this wild Philippine festival. At 798 years, Kalibo's version is the original and the oldest Ati-atihan festival which traces its roots back to the year 1212 AD.
Hala Bira! Pwera Pasma! Viva kay Señor Sto. Niño! Viva!
Thanks for sharing these great pics of Ati-Atihan! Some day I would love to be there! And . . . I hope to see Sinulog too.
ReplyDeleteNo problem mate, Ati-atihan is quite different from Sinulog and other festivals because Ati-atihan doesn't have choreography, people are free to go around and dance, and spectators are free to join anytime. :) Hope you can make it to its 800th year in 2012!
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