Wednesday, December 08, 2004

FIESTAS IN DECEMBER

It's time to FIESTA in the last month of the year!

8 - Feast of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Malabon MM & Vigan, Ilocos Sur – in Malabon, a fluvial parade down Malabon river.


8 – 9 - Feast of Our Lady of Caysasay Taal, Batangas (fluvial parade)


12 - Pagsanjan Town Festival

16 – 25 - Misas de Gallo – literally, masses of the cock, as everyone wakes up at dawn to go to Church. There is widely held belief that if you go to all the morning masses, you get to make a wish at the end of it.

18 - Lantern Festival at SM in San Fernando, Pampanga

4th week - Binirayan San Jose, Antique – commemorating the arrival of Malaysian datus on the island of Panay

24 - Maytinis Kawit, Cavite – reenactment of Joseph and Mary’s search for a room

last Sunday - Bota de Flores Ermita Church, Manila – girls offer flowers to the Nuestra Senora de Guia

28 - Holy Innocents Day, the day of pranks.

30 - Rizal Day

31 - New Year’s Eve, incredible noise, lots of music and the ringing in of 2005.


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