Festivities and Celebrations the Pinoy way

Festivities and Celebrations (important dates)

- (1 January) New Year’s Day
- (Thursday through Sunday) Easter
- (9 April) Bataan Day
- (6 May) Araw ng Kagitingan
- (12 June) Independence Day
- (27 August) National Heroes Day
- (1 November) All Saints’ Day
- (30 November) Bonifacio Day
- (25 December) Christmas Day


The Philippines have what has been called the longest Christmas celebration in the world - three weeks! (from the 16 Dec to the 6 Jan)



The fiesta is part and parcel of Filipino culture. Through good times and bad times, the fiesta must go on. Each city and barrio has at least on local festival of its own, usually on the feast of its patron saint, so that there is always a fiesta going on somewhere in the country.

The fiesta mentioned above is perhaps the single event most conducive to community solidarity each year is the fiesta. Celebrated on the special day of the patron saint of a town or barangay, the fiesta is a time for general feasting. Houses are opened to guests, and food is served in abundance. The fiesta always includes a Mass, but its purpose is unabashedly social. The biggest events include a parade, dance, basketball tournament, cockfights, and other contests, and perhaps a carnival, in addition to much visiting and feasting.
It is no exception during Christmas, which has the biggest and most elaborate festival of all. It is a season celebrated with all the pomp and pageantry the fun-loving Filipinos can manage. I cant wait for Christmas this year!