ILOILO CITY—A group of performers calling themselves “Vikings” was top place in a street dancing contest, locally known as sadsad, for the 2020 Ati-Atihan Festival in the province of Aklan. The ...

In bright orange and white costumes, yellow-gold headpieces and with faces painted, members of Winnipeg's Ati community dance to the beat of drummers. It's loud. It's joyous. It's the annual ...

Despite rain from Storm Signal No. 1 due to Tropical Storm Amang (Mekkhala), local and foreign tourists watched dancers perform in the streets at the Ati-Atihan in Kalibo, Aklan on Saturday. Several ...

Hala Bira! Pwera Pasma! Viva kay Señor Santo Niño! These chants along with the rhythmic sound of the drums and lyres reverberate the streets of Aklan capital town of Kalibo, all in honor of the child ...

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Tribu Panayanon of the Iloilo City National High School bested nine other contesting groups to retain its crown in the Ati-atihan dance competition in the Dinagyang ...

MANILA, Philippines - There are 627 folk festivals in the Philippines today. That means, on the average, there is at least one festival happening somewhere in the country every single day. To say ...

ILOILO CITY—The sounds of drums and lyres peaked over the weekend in the streets of Kalibo, capital town of Aklan province, in celebration of this year’s Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan festival. Amid tighter ...

Devotees in the central Philippine town of Kalibo are calling for the revival of the traditional observance of their festival to honor the Child Jesus. Father Jose Tudd Belandres said his parishioners ...

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