Pahiyas festival an ‘offering’ to God

Colorful ornaments like the rice wafer kiping, fruits, vegetables, and other crops adorned houses in Lucban, Quezon as locals celebrated the annual Pahiyas festival as a form of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest.

‘Flores de Mayo a holy rite, not a fashion show’

The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines CBCP) urged the faithful not to turn this month’s Flores de Mayo festivities into mere pageants of beautiful women.

Celebrating Easter as Tribal Spring Festival

The Easter Sunday is celebrated in Our Lady Virgin of the Poor parish at Ambika Kalna in West Bengal state as the tribal spring festival, known as “Baha Porob” or Flower Festival in Santali language.

Religious tourism emerging in Cebu

EASTER Sunday, the end of Lent, is one of the most joyous feasts of the Christian faith. In the southern Cebu town of Minglanilla, the celebration is no less than a festival, complete with costumes and a ritual competition.

‘Festive’ holy Week starts in the Philippines

FILIPINOS, most of whom are Catholics, mark the start of the Holy Week on Palm Sunday by going to church early with coconut palm fronds in hand.

Indian tribal people angry at festival slur

A STATE tourism department has angered tribal people in India by calling a harvest festival celebration a marriage market.

Ilocanos dance, drink to welcome Lent

FILIPINOS in the northern town of Paoay in the province of Ilocos Norte danced and got drunk days before Ash Wednesday to prepare themselves for the season of Lent.

Indonesian bishop launches cultural festival

A FLORES Island bishop is trying to preserve local culture while at the same time encouraging growth in ecotourism through a five-day cultural festival.

Salesians of Don Bosco to hold fun run

THE Salesians of Don Bosco will be celebrating its 60th anniversary in the Philippines with a fun run on February 26 at the Quirino Grandstand.

Dinagyang a finalist in Galing Pook Awards

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III awarded Monday a plaque of recognition to Iloilo City’s Dinagyang Festival that landed a finalist slot in the Galing Pook Awards as an outstanding program of a local government unit in 2011.

Pinoys in Macau celebrate day of migrants, refugees

HUNDREDS of Filipinos and other migrants in Macau celebrated the 98th World Day of Migrants and Refugees with the theme: “Migration and New Evangelization” last January 15.

Rushdie video scrapped from literary festival

THE Jaipur Literary Festival ended amid further controversy over the involvement of Salman Rushdie, whose scheduled appearance by video link was canceled this afternoon for security reason.

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