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Held the weekend after Kalibo’s Ati-Atihan,
Dinagyang is Iloilo City’s chance to go bananas. Similar
to the Kalibo event, this too honours the Santo Niño
(the Christ Child), and is characterized by drumming,
drinking and dancing over the course of a madcap twoday
party. The climax – officially speaking, anyway – is
the Ati-Atihan competition, in which tribes of costumed,
soot-caked “warriors” dance themselves dizzy to the
drumbeats – although in the past Dinagyang has been
a victim of its own insanity and the mayhem has ended
in violence on occasion. In a bid to calm things down,
organizers are emphasizing the festival’s religious roots,
and introducing more sedate spin-off events such as
film and food festivals. Even with its corners smoothed,
though, this will still be one hell of a party.
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Where?
Iloilo City, The Philippines
When?
Late January
How Long?
2 days
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