From colorful street parties to religious observances, Philippine festivals also celebrate the country’s artistry and highlight the Filipinos’ joyous nature ...

A dancer in a Darth Vader costume performed with dozens of stormtroopers and a baby Jesus at a festival in the Philippines. Footage shows the Star Wars character swaying to drums and pop song APT by ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The streets are ... Magellan to Cebu’s Queen Juana in 1521. The dance later became a cultural and religious celebration, drawing millions of people to Cebu every ...

Fundamentally, it is first and foremost, a religious festival centered on the veneration ... The Sinulog is really a ritual prayer dance, that combines Christian faith with our culture since ...

Members of the Te-Amoriangi-Taiohi-Ruaputaka-Marae of New Zealand were here in Iloilo City and performed a Maori traditional dance during the ... the last day of Dinagyang Festival, which is an annual ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela religious festival in northern India, according to ...

Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

An international Mass was held at Sagrada Familia, a famous church in Barcelona, Spain, over the weekend to celebrate the Sinulog Festival ... Emblematic Philippine products were also presented during ...

Nine contingents from different towns in the province present their own local festivals during their dance-drama routines at the Iloilo ... We have history, religious traditions, agriculture, and more ...

Festivals and religious practices have long been integral to the Filipino ... stories of faith and resilience deserving of preservation. "The CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Arts" (CCP EPA) documents ...

When Miguel López de Legazpi, the Spanish conquistador who led an expedition to the Philippines ... One of the festival’s major attractions is the sinulog dance (from the Cebuana word sulog ...