Gunfire rang out just after the morning Mass, sending the crowd of about 10,000 people that had gathered for the annual Ati-Atihan festival scampering for ... their face with black soot and wear ...

Dia is a newcomer to the pageant scene, making her debut ... dazzled in a vibrant carnival costume named "Enero," designed by Er Stephen Alvarado, who used the grand festivals of January—like Sinulog, ...

It began with small contests and an Ati-Atihan-style dance, which started at the church ... stories of resilience and thanksgiving through their performances. “The costumes and dances emphasize our ...

A LOCAL wears a colorful costume mimicking the native Ati people at the 2025 Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo town ... “But sádsad is not only about merry-making. It is not just about drinking. It is not ...

Santo Niño de Cebu The “Sinulog sa Sugbu” started in January 1980 when the Cebu City government conceptualized a “true Cebuano festival” comparable to Aklan province’s Ati-Atihan ...

Best in Kalibo Ati-Atihan Costume, Best in Kalibo Ati-Atihan Street Dancing, Best in Kalibo Ati-Atihan Head Dress, and Most Disciplined Kalibo Ati-Atihan Tribe/Group. Each will receive a P5,000 cash ...

The costumes often incorporate feathers ... marking the festival’s conclusion. The Ati-Atihan Festival is free to attend, making it accessible to everyone. The primary events are centered in Kalibo ...

Days before the celebration of Ati-Atihan Festival 2025, the Municipality of Kalibo released the full list of activities for ...

In bright orange and white costumes ... members of Winnipeg's Ati community dance to the beat of drummers. It's loud. It's joyous. It's the annual Ati-Atihan festival. Every January ...

the Ati-Atihan Festival sees participants color themselves black and wear ethnic costumes. They also don ethnic headdresses, carry indigenous weapons and do tribal dance moves as they make their ...