October is month of festivals....
By bembzee
@bembzee (768)
Philippines
October 23, 2012 11:17pm CST
Our town is celebrating a festival called "Pagdihon", meaning a unity of working together as one community. We will be having several tribes composed of seven barrios to compete in a street dancing and a performance. Since today is a month of festival in the Philippines, does your home town celebrate an October fest? Is their also street dancing? Do you cook food for the coming visitor? Our's we don't, we just join the street dancing. We are only preparing food during Patronal fiesta' a feast for our patron saint.
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@silentwill (1685)
• Philippines
24 Oct 12
In our area May is the month of festivities. Weekly one or even two barrios will be holding parades and put decorations called bagting to make the surroundings look attractive. In our own barangay they even hold contests on designing the best floats and most beautiful bagting decorations.
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@silentwill (1685)
• Philippines
26 Oct 12
I think ours is a smaller celebration. One barrio usually just celebrate for one weekend. Each barrio's celebration is separate from the others. But it all happens in May. Mardi Gras I think is a more widespread and general celebration.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
26 Oct 12
That sounds similar to our Mardi Gras. Weeks of parades and then a lot of activity the last two weeks leading up to Shrove Tuesday. It's a huge celebration.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
24 Oct 12
Well, actually there are indeed provinces who have their own festivals.
Ours here in Albay, we just had our Ibalong Festival last July or August i think. There are also street dancing and activities.
But we also have our fiestas. In fact, it's the fiesta day now here in Leagzpi City. People prepares foods for visitors who might come. It's a happy occaasion indeed.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Oct 12
Sad though that some people would come into a point of getting a loan, just to have money for the fiesta preparations.
Me, if ever i don't have a budget for that, ma and my family would just choose to close our house and go instead to a relative who have fiesta preparation. 
@bembzee (768)
• Philippines
26 Oct 12
We Filipinos give importance with our traditions. We never let a year pass without celebrating our Patron saints or our town fiestas. That is i guess a tradition that will pass on from generation to generation. we are rich of cultural beliefs and i think it's a healthy get together advantage for us.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
24 Oct 12
My home town celebrates constantly. We must have more festivals than anywhere else on the planet! There is something going on pretty much every weekend and sometimes there are three or four different festivals happening at the same time.
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@bembzee (768)
• Philippines
26 Oct 12
Well, what can i say? That will be a very costly celebration. But i'm sure its fun. We only celebrate two festivals in a year, i mean in the town proper. Every barangays have their own town fiestas too. But the most awaited is the festival in town because 33 barrios are gathered to compete in several categories from talents to beauties.
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
24 Oct 12
hello friend,
yes its the month of festivals even in out country, actually festivals start from September and all the festivals come one by one every month till January , children will be very happy as they get more and more holidays,and new clothes. We meet our friends and relatives .
Today is Daseera, and yes there is a special dance for this festival . It is celebrated for 9 days.
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@Angelpink (4035)
• Philippines
24 Oct 12
Happy Dussehra to you and to your whole family.
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@mikyung (2232)
• Philippines
24 Oct 12
I agree with that, October is also a super busy month in our place because the actual festivities happen in November. A lot of preparation is being done during Ocober. We also prepare food for our visitors, we also have those street dances, beauty contests is also one of the main attraction here. Though I'm not based currently in my town, I will surely visit my place and join the rest for I don't want to miss those festivities. Thanks 
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
24 Oct 12
Yes same here in Mexico. July to end of october. many towns have festivals or canivals. Many people come to ones town from all over to help celebrate. Have agreat day there,
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
24 Oct 12
First time I've heard of this festival.
If you don't mind, may I know from which part of our country you came from?
I am a native of Baguio but I haven't experience to attend the "Flower Festival" due to work schedule.
I wish to attend and witness this grand festival soon.
I am a native of Baguio but I haven't experience to attend the "Flower Festival" due to work schedule.
I wish to attend and witness this grand festival soon.@bembzee (768)
• Philippines
26 Oct 12
I am from Iloilo jai, my hometown is 45 minutes away from the city. A city that is known of Dinagyang Ati-atihan. Baguio is known indeed for its flower festivals. You should try your best to attend your hometown's festival you'll be very proud. We will be watching beauty pageant tonight. The whole family will be their to support a daughter's family friend.
@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
24 Oct 12
Hi,
In our country also October is the month of festival. 'Navratri' is the festival of 'Durga devi'. It is for 9 days. Tenth day is the day of festival 'Dasars' In the month of November there will be Diwali festival for 4 days. Thus from September our days of festival are started.
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@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
24 Oct 12
Hi friend, good to hear about your celebration. Here in India we too have lot of celebrations in this month. We are celebrating Dashara festival which includes 9 day of celebration. Every day we worship the goddess and place a doll show in our house, invite our friends and relatives to visit the doll show and prepare special food for the goddess, dedicate it to them and offer the food to the guests
@simplepleasures (282)
• Philippines
24 Oct 12
From which part of the Philippines are you bembzee?
Your place seems to have a variety of cultures and traditions. Unlike here in Quezon City where you seldom see barangays celebrating fiestas or whatever. I am kind of envious I must say. :D
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@bembzee (768)
• Philippines
26 Oct 12
Hello simplepleasure, i am from Iloilo. We are 45 minutes away from the city. We have 33 barangays in our home town. We have a float parade just this morning for opening salvo. We are a class A municipality. And i guess we are lucky to have an abundance of natural resources around us. Our town is attracting visitors from nearby town especially Lenten season. We have more than 5 caves in Bulabog Putian Park with thick old trees surrounding the mountain and a Lake Vito for the next adventure just across the mountain.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
24 Oct 12
Growing up in the city and now living in the suburbs, we do not have festivals like that. No street dancing, no special feasts to serve, none. That is why me and my husband plan to go down south and experience the festivities. We both haven't been to one so I know it would be a very memorable experience for us.
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@bembzee (768)
• Philippines
26 Oct 12
That will be a great experience for the kids. Actually the one who enjoys parade was my little sister. My mom printed a shirt with Pagdihon logo for the whole family together with her staff ( the food handlers and the kitchen boys ) in support of the festival. We wore apple green shirts in resemblance with the restaurants color scheme. It's fun.
