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Feast of Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia
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Feast of Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia 3rd Saturday of September, Naga City The biggest celebration in the Bicol Region is the Feast of Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia, a, an annual affair that combines religion with culture and tradition, packing it all in a 9-day fiesta. On the first day of the Penafrancia Festival, the image of the Virgin, borne on the shoulders of male devotees, is brought out from its shrine to the Naga Cathedral for the holding of the nine-day novena attended by devotees from all over the Bicol Region and from all over the country. On the last day, the image of the Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia is returned to her shrine via a fluvial procession along the Naga River. The colorful evening procession is lit by thousands of candles from devotees in boats escorting the image and those along the riverbanks. Prayers, hymns, brass bands and fireworks follow the barge. When the barge reaches its destination, the devotees shout "Viva la Virgen" (Long live the Virgin) and the image of Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia is escorted back to the cathedral in a procession of prayerful candle-bearing devotees. The famous image of the Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia is believed to have miraculous powers and on her feast day, thousands of pilgrims gather at the shrine to pay homage to her in fulfillment of graces and favors received. Masskara Festival 3rd Week of October, Bacolod City Masskara Festival is the annual festive celebration which has earned for Bacolod the title "City of Smiles". The festival was conceived in 1980 to lend a psychological lift to the disheartened people of Negros. Poverty stalked the once-moneyed region as world sugar prices dropped. In effect, the festival was a declaration of the people that no matter how tough and bad the times are, Bacolod is going to pull through, survive and, in the end, triumph. The word "masskara" was coined by the late Ely Santiago from two words: "mass" which means "many or a multitude of people" and the Spanish word "kara" meaning "face." During the parade, participants wear smiling masks. Masskara, thus means a multitude of smiling faces. The festival features a street dance competition, a beauty pageant, carnivals, a drum and bugle corps competition, food festivals, sporting events, musical concerts, an agri-trade fair and a garden show. Eid-ul-Fitr Movable, Nationwide The celebration at the end of Ramadan is called Eid-ul-Fitr (the Festival of Fast-Breaking). It is a joyous occasion, similar to Christmas, in its celebration but with strong religious significance. The giving of a special charity for this occasion is obligatory. Muslims dress in holiday attire, attend a special community prayer in the morning, and visit friends and relatives. Eid-ul-Fitr is the holiday that follows the blessed month of Ramadan and falls on the 1st day of Shawwal, the 10th month in the Hijra calendar. As with all months in the Hijra calendar, it begins with the sighting of the new moon. It commemorates both a joyous holiday and sadness due to the end of the blessed month of Ramadan. Higantes Festival 22-23 November, Angono, Rizal Higantes is a thanksgiving festival in honor of San Clemente whose image, resplendent in papal vestment, is borne by male devotees during a procession accompanied by pahadores" (devotees dressed in colorful local costumes, wooden shoes and carrying boat paddles) and "higantes" (giant paper mache effigies). The street event culminates in a fluvial procession in Laguna de Bay amidst revelry that continues until the image of San Clemente is brought back to its sanctuary. The higantes, according to stories retold by Angono folk, came about as a parody of the cruel Spaniards who lived in the town a long time ago. The story goes that the Angono folk under the Spaniards' employ endured the maltreatment they received from their masters but, artistic as they all are, they thought of getting even. They created giant effigies of their masters and paraded them in town, amid the cheering of the townsfolk and much to the chagrin of the Spaniards. In the passing of time, the higantes, even as they are a part of the annual procession of the town's beloved patron saint, have come to symbolize the prominence of Angono in the fields of arts and music. San Fernando Giant Lantern Festival December, San Fernando, Pampanga The festival is an annual competition and parade of the best, biggest and most beautiful Christmas lanterns. These giant lanterns average around 40 feet in diameter. The tradition of the parol (or lantern) folk art dates back to 1928 when artisan Francisco Estanislao first constructed the original, simple five-point star lantern, lighted by either a candle or a kalburo (carbide) lamp, as a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem. This simple parol later evolved into the more complicated lanterns that are not only gigantic in dimension but also more colorful and intricate in design and intensely bright with several thousands of incandescent bulbs lit in simple or electronically controlled sequence lighting. They are now an astounding, almost magical sight to behold. The festival continues to attract hordes of spectators from all over the country, as the competing giant parols (lanterns) become even more kaleidoscopically spectacular with each passing year. Christmas Season December, Nationwide The longest and happiest of the Filipino festivals, Christmas in the Philippines commences on December 16 and ends in the first Sunday of January (or the feast of Epiphany) for a total of 22 days. Preparations for the holidays, though, start in September which heralds the coming of the Christmas season. For the nine days preceding December 25 (Christmas Day), each of the masses is held at the crowing of the rooster at 4 o'clock in the morning, thus, they are popularly known as Simbang Gabi or Misa de Gallo (Mass of the Cock). As soon as the mass ends, people file out of the church and linger by the tiendas or makeshift stands selling bibingka (rice cakes), puto bumbong delicacies, all to be downed with free steaming cups of herb tea laced with pandan and the hot ginger ale called salabat. The start of the Misa de Gallo is also the go-signal for the hanging of parol (lanterns) in the windows, the display of the belen (creche or Nativity scene) in the sala, beside the altar, under the Christmas tree in homes and offices and in the plaza, all of which will remain until the first Sunday of January. On Christmas Eve, after the Misa de Aguinaldo or Midnight Mass, there is the Noche Buena, a fitting climax to the midnight mass where family, relatives, even friends, gather at the feast table and partake of the best foods the family can afford to prepare - practically all native and foreign delicacies and holiday food. The Noche Buena, the Christmas feast of bounty, is a uniquely Philippine tradition, the season's link with harvest thanksgiving rites. Gift giving follows the feast. Christmas Day in the Philippines is the day for children to see their godparents to give them the ritual greeting of respect – a kiss on the back of the hand or on the forehead, done as they say the customary greeting of "Mano po, Ninong" or "Mano po, Ninang. " The ninong or ninang, in turn presents the children their pamasko – gifts of money, candies, toys or new clothes. On New Year's Eve (December 31), Filipino families make as much noise as they can by lighting firecrackers, beating pans and cans, and blowing horns and whistles up to midnight, as their way of ushering the New Year. They then gather round the dining table for another midnight feast, the Media Noche. Christmas is a beautiful season to cap the year. It is also the season when the renowned Filipino hospitality is at its best, pure and uninhibited. Philippine Christmas is a season of peace and tranquility, a fitting end to a year, and a fitting welcome to a new one. TRANSPORTATION Air The Philippines is easily accessible by air. Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the biggest airline company in the country. There are currently 19 cities and towns being serviced by PAL in its domestic operations and 24 points in its international operations. Other international commercial airlines servicing the country are: Air Asia Airlines, Air India, Air Macau, Air Niugini, Asians Airlines, Asian Spirit, Cathay Pacific, Cebu Pacific, China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Continental Airlines, CR Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Far Eastern Air Transport, Gulf Air, Japan Airlines, Jetstar Asia Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, Merpati Nussan Tara Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Shriwijaya, Silk Air, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International and Tiger Airways. For the latest flight schedules, visit the website or contact the telephone numbers of the airlines listed below Philippine Airlines Tel. No. (632) 818 0111 / 855 9999 / 855 8888 / 855 1000 Website: www.philippineairlines.com Routes from/to Manila: Australia (Melbourne, Sydney); Bahrain (Muscat); Brunei; Canada (Vancouver); China (Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen); Hongkong; Indonesia (Jakarta); Japan (Fukuoka, Okinawa, Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo); Korea (Seoul, Busan); Macau ; Malaysia (Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur); Qatar (Doha); Singapore; Taiwan (Taipei); Thailand (Bangkok); UAE (Dubai); United States (Guam, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas); Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh) from/to Cebu: Hongkong; Japan (Narita); Korea (Incheon) Air Asia Airlines Tel. No. (6345) 5997050/7050 Website: www.airasia.com
Tel. No. (632) 8152441 Website: www.airindia.com
Tel. No. (632)2433111/8795186 Website: www.airmacau.com
Tel. No. (632) 8913339 Website: www.airniugini.com
Tel. No. (632) 8925688 Website: www.flysiana.com
Tel. No. (6382) 232-8088 (6382) 222-0785 Website: www.asianspirit.com
Tel. No. (632) 7571313 / 7570888 (Manila) (6332) 2313747 / 3403254 (Cebu) Website: www.cathaypacific.com Routes from/to Manila: Australia (Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairnes, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney); Cambodia; China (Beijing, Xiamen), Hongkong; Indonesia (Denpasar, Jakarta); Japan (Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo), Korea (Seoul); Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang); Singapore; Taiwan (Taipei); Thailand (Bangkok); Vietnam (Hanoi, Saigon) from/to Cebu: Hongkong Cebu Pacific Tel. No. (632) 7020888 (Manila) / (6332) 2308888 Website: www.cebupacificair.com
Tel. No. (632) 5219331/5237425 Website: www.china-airlines.com
Tel. No. (632) 5S 13333 (Manila)/ (6377)7721888/7721166 (Laoag) Website: www.cs-air.com Routes from/to Manila: China (Beijing, Guangzhou, Xiamen) from/to Laoag City: China (Guangzhou) Continental Airlines Tel. No. (632) 8188701 Website: wvvw.continental.com
Tel. No. (6345) 5992883/2139 (Clark)/ (6377) 7721888 / 7732401 (Laoag) Website: www.crairways.com Routes from/to Clark): Hongkong from/to Laoag : Hongkong Emirates Tel. No. (632) 8115278 Website: www.emirates.com
Tel. No. (632) 8493489 Website: www.etihadairways.com
Tel. No. (632) 7531383/5676 Website: www.evaair.com
Tel. No. (6377) 7721888 / 7732401 (Laoag)/ Website: www.fat.corn.tw
Tel. No. (632) 8178383/8319655 Website: www.gulfair.co
Tel. No. (632) 8866888 Website: www.jal.co
Tel. No. (632) 9003051 Website: www.jetstar.com
Tel. No. (632) 8871202 Website: www.klm.com
Tel. No. (632) 8934909 Website: www.koreanair.com
Tel. No. (632) 8129579 Website: www.kuwaitairways.com
Tel. No. (632) 5806400 Website: wwv.lufthansa.com
Tel. No. (632) 8678767 (Manila)/ (6332) 2312887 (Cebu) Website: www.malaysiaairlines.com Routes from/to Manila via Kuala Lumpur: Australia (Melbourne, Sydney); Austria (Vienna); France (Paris); Germany (Frankfurt); Indonesia (Jakarta); Italy (Rome); Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Maldives (Male); Pakistan (Hyderabad); Singapore; South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg); Sri Lanka (Colombo); Switzerland (Zurich); Uzbekistan (Tashkent) from/to Cebu: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) Mandarin Airlines Tel. No. (6332)3402736 Website: www.mandarin-airlines.com
Tel. No. (6382) 2245870 Website: www.mandarin-airlines.com
Tel. No. (632) 8197261/ 8104716 Website: www.nwa.com Routes from/to Manila: Japan (Nagoya, Tokyo); US Mainland Qantas Tel. No. (632) 8120607 Website: www.qantas.com
Tel. No. (632) 8121888 (Manila) / (6332) 2321000 (Cebu) Website: www.qatarairways.com Routes from/to Manila: Qatar (Doha) from/to Cebu: Qatar (Doha) Royal Brunei Tel. No. (632) 8311641/8973309 Website: www.bruneiair.com
Tel. No. (632) 8963046 Website: www.saudiairlines.com
Tel. No. (6382) 300-8158 / 225-8424 Route from/to Davao: Manado SilkAir Tel. No. (6332) 3400042 / 2326211 (Cebu)/ (6382) 2211039 / 2245608 (Davao) Website: www.silkair.com Route from/to Cebu: Singapore from/to Davao: Singapore Singapore Airlines Tel. No. (632) 7568888 Website: www.singaporeair.com
Tel. No. (632) 8124812 Website: www.thaiair.com
Tel. No. (6345) 5996739 Website: www.tigerairways.com
Tel. No. (632)524 0540 / 851 7181 / 551 2180 Website: www.airphils.com Routes from/to Manila: Bacolod; Cagayan de Oro; Cebu; Davao; Dumaguete; General Santos; Iloilo; Legazpi; Puerto Princesa; Tuguegarao; Zamboanga Asian Spirit Tel. No. (632) 851 1795 / 8553333 Website: www.asianspirit.com
Tel. No. (632) 702 0888 Website: www.cebupacificair.com
Tel. No. (632)8180111/8559999/ 855 8888 / 855 1000 Website: www.philippineairlines.com Routes from/to Manila: Bacolod; Butuan; Cagayan de Oro; Cebu; Cotabato; Davao; Dipolog; General Santos; Iloilo; Kalibo; Laoag; Legazpi; Naga; Puerto Princesa; Roxas; Tacloban,, Tagbilaran; Zamboanga Yüklə 2,23 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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