The Ati-Atihan Festival is held annually every January in honor of the Sto. Nino (Infant Jesus), concluding on the third Sunday in the island and town of Kalibo, Aklan, the Philippines.  Then name "Ati-Atihan" means to be like "Aetas" who were the primary settlers of the Panay Island, where Aklan is situated.

The Ati-Atihan Festival consists of tribal dance, music, accompanied by indigenous costumes and weapons, and parade along the street.  Christians, and non-Christians observe this day with religious processions.  It has inspired many other Philippine Festivals including the Sinulog Festival of Cebu and Dinagyang of Iloilo, both adaptations of the festival.

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The Dinagyang Festival is the "Queen Festival" of the Philippines.  It is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City held every fourth Sunday of January.  It is a festival in honor of the Sto. Nino and to celebrate the arrival to Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis.

The Dinagyang Festival is the "First Philippine Festival" declared by the international press as a "World Class Festival".  It is divided into three major events:  Ati-Ati Street Dancing, Kasadyahan Street Dancing, and Miss Dinagyang.

The main part of the festival consists of a number of "tribes" supposed to be Ati tribe members dancing in celebration.

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The Sinulog Festival is an annual festival held every third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Maasin City, and Misamis Oriental in the Philippines.  The festival commemorates the Filipino people's pagan origin and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism.

Sinulog is a dance ritual in honor of the miraculous image of the Sto. Nino.  The dance moves two steps forward and one step backward to the sound of the drums.  This movement resembles the current or "Sulog" of what was known as Cebu's Pahina River.  Thus, in Cebuano, it's Sinulog.

The main feature of the festival is a street parade with participants in bright colored costumes dancing to the rhythm of drums, trumpets, and native gongs.  Smaller festivals are held in various part of the country, also to celebrate and honor the Sto. Nino.

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If you visit the Philippines, you will surely be offered to taste "tinolang manok" or chicken cooked in broth and with vegetables.  This dish is similar to that, however in the Cordillera Region, this dish is prepared which doing a ritual so they will know their tribe's fate based on the course of the action.  The name of the dish from the word "pikpik", which means to beat slightly.  This is the way the chicken is prepared.

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This is another exotic dish in Cordillera Region, the Philippines, which is actually a salted pork placed in an earthened jar and then kept underground to age.  This dish is not served alone but it is mixed with other types of dishes such as meat and vegetable dishes to enhance its flavor.

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This dish may come from a small insect but wait, it's not your average insect dish because the price is a bit of expensive here.  Abuos is ant-eff caviar that is very tasty.  The disk looks like legumes, some people eat this raw which others prefer this to be saute'd .  You can find them in public markets at Ilocos and they placed on leaves.

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Lots of restaurants in Pampanga, the Philippines serve this dish, which is a very popular Kapampangan delicacy.  Kamaru are actually mole crickets that are abundant in Pampanga and because of that the locals made a very good job in serving them as a dish.  The mole crickets are prepared by deep-frying or cooking it "adobo style".

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This dish is not crickets this time, but these are June bugs, which is very common in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines.  This is prepared in adobo if meant to be eaten as a viand or an appetizer if it is fried.  It is also best paired with beer if you plan to have a beer drinking session with your friend.

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If you will have a look at this soup, it actually looks like a regular meat but behold, this dish is made with bull testicles or penis of the ox or bull.  The dish is believed to be a great and effective aphrodisiac for people who have tried it.

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