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Held annually in the Philippines a great party , which is a kind of carnival, called Ati-Atihan, which takes place in January. The festival is celebrated in honor of what there is called the Holy Child, and within two weeks after Epiphany. A week holiday that really is nice to live in for Filipinos living and is one of the most important traditional holiday of the year.

The most notable addition to the music and the dancing is for everyone to paint their faces with black soot and other paintings. Also the clothes they wear are special for these days of the festival. The video that will capture the idea of this festival, how well it is passed and the mood of celebration that is given. Tourists flock to see it, are delighted.

One of the places in which Easter is celebrated in a somewhat special is in the Philippines, a country with Catholic roots and therefore is a country in which every year comes Easter. Holy Week 2011 comes as always with some traditions somewhat peculiar in comparison with the traditions of other countries. At certain points of the Philippines is very usual to represent the crucifixion of Christ in a real way, and represents the time in which Christ is beaten with a whip.

Usually there are some parts of the Philippines in which the Good Friday brings out a bloody tradition, especially because it is the day that a number of people were crucified, and receive lashes, as actually happened with Jesus. It’s a way to remember the life of Jesus and feel the suffering that was before he was crucified on the cross, a rather delicate moment for the person who is crucified, and that the suffering that is submitted is really important.

Not exactly the best way to enjoy Easter, but it is a very popular tradition in some parts of the Philippines, while the rest of the country is the week Sana in a similar way to other destinations Catholics in the world with processions and other traditions. No doubt the Easter of the Philippines is one of the most controversial of the world and each year always attracts attention.

MASSKARA FESTIVAL
The most popular festival in Bacolod, is held the third weekend of October closest to October 19, the anniversary of the city. Masskara comes from two words: “mass” which means a crowd of people and “Kara”, a Spanish word that clearly means face. The festivities start with exhiciones and sale of food, masks contests, competitions for bands, talent and beauty, a windsurfing regatta, drinking, eating and more competitions, fairs and exhibitions. The climax is a kind of parade of Carnaval masks whose participants are drawn together costumes and dance to Latin rhythms resemblance makes Rio Festival

PASALAMAT
Pasalamat held every Sunday closest to May Day or Labor Day is a celebration of thanksgiving for the harvest of the city of La Carlota. The festival is based on an old practice of giving thanks to God of agriculture within the Kanlaon Volcano. The celebration has an Ecumenical Mass of Thanksgiving, different games, and a street dancing competition with “tribes” dressed with local materials and swaying to the rhythm of Sambita. The celebration concludes with the selection of Ginoong Pasalamat Pasalamat and Queen. La Carlota is 42 kilometers southeast of Bacolod.

ATI-Atihan
Ati-Atihan in the city of Cadiz is held annually in the next week of January 20 with a street parade in honor of its patron saint, Santo Nino Lord. Ati costumes, various tribes dance to the beat of drums while the image of Santo Niño is cover their shoulders. Devotees believe that is the Holy Child, who saved the village from attack by pirates in the past through his intercession.