The Philippines celebrate a lot of festivals, typically for
religious reasons it being a Roman Catholic country.
Most of these festivals are celebrated locally.
These Festivals maybe categorized as
- Cultural Festivals
- Indigenous Influence/Non-Religious Festival
- Film Festival
- Flower Festival
- Religious Festival
One of these religious festival is called Diyandi Festival.
Here below are 7 Things You Should Know About Diyandi Festival
1
Diyandi Festival is celebrated in the month of September. It
usually starts on December 28 and end on the 29th.
2
The Festival is held in Honor of St. Michael The Archangel.
St. Michael the Archangel is the patron saint of Iligan City.
He is widely known as Senor San Miguel. He is the leader of
the army of God during the Lucifer uprising.
3
Saint Michael the Archangel is The Patron Saint of Iligan City.
4
Diyandi Festival derived its name from “diyandi” which means
“celebrate” while “mag-diyandi” means “to celebrate”.
5
The purpose of which the festival is established is to promote
the cultural identity of Iligan City and in honor of City’s
patron saint.
6
It is in the year 2004 when the City Council of Iligan passed
and approved the resolution establishing Diyandi Festival as
the tourism name of Iligan.
7
While the feast day of Saint Michael is the most awaited event,
the month of September is filled with various activities which
include:
- Dance Contest
- Trisikad Racing Contest
- Ballroom Dancing
- Cooking Contest
- Cultural Shows
- Miss Iligan Beauty contest
The Event is sometimes attended by local celebrities. The
Festival for the year 2015 is attended by some stars of GMA
Kapuso Network.
This coming October, 8 more festivals will be held in
various places in the Philippines.
Totally new to Diyanda Gilbert and I grew up around many Filippinos in New Jersey. Thanks for the enlightening share my friend.
Ryan
Very interesting. I do not know much about Philippines and your post was quite informative.
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