It is an annual festival held on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. Men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers as interpreted by local folks.

The word ___________ comes from the Kankanaey term that means “season of blooming.”

This festival of Davao is the long week celebration for thanksgiving for bounty harvest. It is celebrated every third week of August in Davao City.

It is celebrated during the second to third week of January every year in Kalibo, Aklan to glorify the patron Santo Niño.

Cebu also has its own version of the festival in honor of the Sto. Niño. If you find yourself attending the Festival, “Pit Señor!” is a phrase you will hear a lot.