Witness the most tourist friendly festival in the country; join as they
dance in the street of Kalibo in the rhythms of the drums with their most colorful
tribal costumes. Shout ‘Hala Bira! Pwera Pasma! Viva Senyor
Santo Nino!’ to rejoice the arrival of Sto. Nino on the island of Panay.
Held annually on the 3rd week of January, a long week of fun, celebration
and religious events. The atmosphere in Kalibo is filled with terrific drum
beats and fun people. The street dancing competition is the main attraction of the festival;
the participants highlighted their whole body in black paint and dressed with costumes. This is
because the festival is named after the Ati or "to be like aetas", the early settlers of the Panay
Island.
Every Saturday of the long week celebration, tribes representing their respective barangay flock in the streets of Kalibo towards the Plaza Pastrana, the venue of the activity.
We
also shared the great moments in Ati-atihan festival with the country’s top bloggers, kuya Mervs
of pinoyadventurista.com, Enrico of byahilo.com, kuya Ramil and Edgar of
Pinasmuna.com and also the festival photographer, kuya Rob of robinspinzon.com. It
was a three days fun filled experience with them.
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