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In the sixteenth century, a pious Spanish
friar noted that among the Visayan people
of the Philippines it was not quite proper
to drink alone or to appear drunk in public.
Drinking was always done in small groups or
in “gatherings where men as well as women
sat on opposite sides of the room”. The good
friar would have revised his opinion if he had
been to Ati-Atihan, a quasi-religious Mardi
Gras where much of the fervour is fuelled by
free-flowing locally brewed grog. Throw in
the unending beat of massed drums and the
average Filipino’s predisposition for a good
party, and the result is a flamboyant al fresco
rave that claims – with some justification
– to be the biggest and most prolonged in the
Philippines. And this, remember, in a country
where fiestas are as common as sunny days.
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Where?
Kalibo, Panay Island, The Visayas, The Philippines
When?
Mid-January
How Long?
2 weeks
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