Iintsuku Zemihla yoLuntu
I-Fiestas ePhilippines ibanjelwe ukugubha ingcwele yontando (i-Philippines yiyona nto ininzi-yamaKristu asezantsi-mpuma ye-Asia) okanye ukuphawula ukuhamba kwexesha lexesha, kuxhomekeke kwiliphi ilizwe elikuloo ndawo. IKrismesi, apho ilizwe lonke liphuma khona kwimibhiyozo enokuqala ngaphambi kukaDisemba.
Iingcambu zeePhilippines zibuyela emva nangaphezulu - emva kokuba amaShayina abathunyiweyo beza kuma-1500s.
Kwiinkcubeko ezindala zenkcubeko, iminikelo yemihla ngemihla yenziwa ukuba ibekwe oothixo, kwaye le minikelo yavela kwii-fiestas esazi namhlanje. Ixesha elimangalisayo le-fiesta lithetha inhlanhla yonyaka wonke.
KwiiPhilippines ngabanye, i-fiestas ingaba yindlela yokuncenga amazulu okanye ukulungisa izilungiso ezidlulileyo. Kwindawo enye, iipentitenti zizibetha ngezibetho; kwelinye, abantombazana abangenabantwana bedanisa ezitalatweni benethemba lokuba intsikelelo yomntwana.
Yonke idolophu nomzi ePhilippines ine-fiesta yayo; naliphi na ixesha lonyaka, kukho i-fiesta eya kwindawo ethile!
Umthendeleko we-Black Nazarene
I-Quiapo, iManla
Januwari 9
I-Black Nazarene iyimifanekiso eqingqiweyo yesandla sikaYesu Kristu, esitratweni sendlela yesithili saseManila seQuiapo ukukhokela umkhosi omkhulu wee-penitents ezingenasiphatho, zonke ezijikeleza umfanekiso othungela "Viva Señor!"
Amapenitenti akholelwa ukuba ukuthintela umfanekiso kuya kunika omnye ummangaliso ebomini bomntu; amabali sele evezwe ngezifo eziphiliswe kunye neengxaki zomntu eziye zazisombulula emva kokuchukumisa umfanekiso omnyama.
Ukudweba kukumnyama, umlando uthi, ngokuba iinqanawa ezithe zazisusa zihamba ngomlilo endleleni; nangona i-charred state, ingumfanekiso obalulekileyo weManila ethembekileyo.
Umthendeleko we-Ati-Atihan
Kalibo, Aklan
Januwari 1-16
UMthendeleko we-Ati-Atihan uhlonipha "iSanto Niño", okanye u-Christ Child, kodwa udonsa iingcambu zawo kwizithethe ezidala. Abathathi-nxaxheba beMidlanga bembatha iingubo zangasese kunye nezizwe ukuze baxelise abantu base-Ati "abantu" abamkela iqela laseMalaysia elibalekela eBorneo ngekhulu le-13.
Umthendeleko usuqukile ukuba ube yi-Mardi Gras-efana nokuqhuma komsebenzi - iintsuku ezintathu zeengqungquthela kunye nokudumisa ngokubanzi okugqityiweyo kwintlambo enkulu. Iziqhamo zeNovena zoMntwana kaKrestu zinika indlela yokudanisa kunye nezitalato kunye nokudanisa iidolophu.
Ngomhla wokugqibela, "iintlanga" ezahlukahlukeneyo ezidlalwa ngamadolophini kwi-blackface kunye neengubo ezicacileyo zithatha ezitalatweni, zikhuphisana nemali yemali kunye nobuqaqawuli bonyaka. Umthendeleko uphela ngebhola eliqingqiweyo.
Enye imikhosi ePhilippines, njengeSinulog eCebu naseDinagyang e-Iloilo, iphefumlelwe ngqo yi-Ati-Atihan.
Festival yeSinulog
Kwisixeko saseCebu
Januwari 6-21
Njenge-Ati-atihan, iSeshini ye-Sinulog enye umthendeleko wamaKatolika ohlonipha uKristu Child (iSanto Niño), enezimpande eziphakamileyo zobuhedeni. Umthendeleko uthatha imvelaphi evela kumfanekiso we-Santo Niño onobubele nguFerdinand Magellan kumfazikazi waseCebu obesandul 'ukubhaptizwa.
Umfanekiso uphinde wafunyanwa ngumkhosi waseSpain phakathi komlotha wokuhlalisa okutsha.
Umthendeleko uqala ngentsasa yamanzi iminyango ebonisa ukufika kwamaSpanish kunye nobuKatolika. Umtsalane ulandela emva kweMisa; "sinulog" ibhekisela kumdaniso owenziwa ngabathathi-nxaxheba kwi-procession enkulu-amanyathelo amabini ahamba phambili, enye inyathelo emva, kuthiwa kufana nokuhamba kwemlambo yangoku.
Abathathi-nxaxheba badonsa kwi-drums, bememeza esithi "Pit Señor! Viva Sto. Niño!" njengoko behamba ngokulandelana.
Moriones Festival
Marinduque
Epreli 18-24
Iphondo leMarinduque libhiyozela i-Lente kunye nomthendeleko ombala okukhumbula amajoni aseRoma aye ancedisa ukumbethela uKristu. Imibhiyozo iqala ngoMvulo Ongcwele, kwaye iphelile ngeCawa yePasika.
Iidolophu zembethe iimaski ezilandelelwe emva kwamajoni aseRoma, zithatha inxaxheba ekugqibeleni ukukhangela ikhulu lekhulu lamaRoma elaguqula emva kwegazi likaKristu laphilisa iso lakhe eliyimfama.
Imithendele ihambelane nokufunda kunye nomdlalo we-Passion waKrestu, wenziwa kwakhona kwiidolophu ezahlukeneyo eMarinduque. Iipenitenti ziyabonwa zibethelela ukucamagushela izono zonyaka.
Panagbenga (Baguio Flower Festival)
Baguio I sixeko
NgoFebruwari 26
Umzi weentaba waseBaguio ugubha ixesha leentyatyambo zaso - yintoni enye? - i-flower fiesta! Ngomhla weFebruwari, isixeko sinobuqili kunye neentyantyambo ezihamba ngeentyatyambo, imikhosi yesizwe, kunye nemibutho yesitalato, nephunga leentyatyambo ezidala umqondiso osisigxina kulo mbhiyozo.
Igama elithi "panagbenga" yi-Kankana-ey "yexesha lokubaluleka". I-Baguio yiyona nto iphambili yePhilippines yeentyantyambo, ngoko kuyafaneleka kuphela ukuba amaziko amakhulu emidolophu aya kummandla wokuthumela ngaphandle. Ezinye imithendeleko ziquka i-BAguio Flower beautyant pageant, iikonkethi kwi-SM Mall yasekhaya, kunye nezinye iimiboniso ezixhaswe nguRhulumente wengingqi kunye nabaxhasi bamanye amazwe.
Maleldo Lenten Rites
I-San Pedro Cutud, iSan Fernando, ePampanga
Epreli 17-24
UMaleldo uthethwa ngokugqithiseleyo njenge-Extreme Lent: Inqila yaseSan Pedro Cutud ePampanga ibhiyozela oko mhlawumbi ibonakaliso ngoLwesihlanu e-Good Good in the world, njengoko iipenteti ziyazibhenela nge-brillo whips kwaye zibethelelwe ngokubethelela.
Isithethe saqala ngo-1960, njengoko abantu basekhaya bazinikele ukubethela esiphambanweni ukuze bafune ukuxolelwa nguThixo okanye iintsikelelo. Emininzi ilandelwa, kunye namakhulu enza "i-panata" (isifungo) kwiminyaka. Namhlanje, amadoda namabhinqa bahamba ngesithethe esibucayi.
Ngo-2006, umsasazo waseScotland u-Dominik Diamond wanikela ngokuzithandela ukujoyina iipentitents, enethemba lokuba inzima yakhe ibanjwe kwi-TV ye-UK. Ngelishwa, wakhitshiswa nje ngokuba kwakuyixesha lokubanjwa. ("UThixo undenzele ukubethelela ukubethelwa kwam," i- Times Online ).
Pahiyas
Lucban, Quezon
Meyi 15
I-Pahiyas yiLucban ekhethekileyo yeTechnicolor indlela yokubhiyozela umthendeleko waseSan Isidro, ongcwele umgcini wefama. Ekubanjwe ukubhiyozela isivuno esikhulu, iiPahiyas zivelisa iimfesholo kunye nemidlalo yemveli - ikwazisa nokuqhuma kombala ngokusebenzisa iifake zelayisi ezibizwa ngokuba yi- kiping .
Iifayili ze- kiping zimibala kwaye zixhonywe ezindlwini, indlu nganye izama ukuphuma enye ngombala kunye nokucaciswa kweziboniso zabo ze- kiping .
Ngaphandle kwe- kiping , izithelo kunye nemifuno yonke indawo iindawo zokundwendwela kunye nokuzonwabisa. Ikhekhe elayini eyaziwa ngokuba yi- suman nayo yonke indawo isinikeleyo-kunye nabangamaziyo angamkelekileyo bayamkelwa kwizindlu zaseLucban ukuzonwabisa ngeminikelo yokutya yendlu.
I-Obando yoNzala
Obando, Bulacan
Meyi 17-19
I dolophu yase-Obando ibambelela kwisithethe sobuhedeni sobutyebi kunye nobuqili obuncwane bamaKatolika obubeka phezu kwayo, kubandakanye amapente a danisa ezitalatweni ngethemba lokuba abangcwele baya kubanika umnqweno wabo.
Iipenitenti zinyusa iinqwelo zokhuni phambi kwazo zithwele umfanekiso wesanta abafisa ukunxusa. Uyingcwele uxhomekeke kwizinto ezicelwayo - iSan Pascual Baylon kulabo abafuna umfazi, uSanta Clara de Assisi kulabo abafuna indoda, kunye noMama weSalambao kulabo abafuna umntwana. I-parade iyaqhubeka ngezitalato yonke indlela eya kwidolophu yase dolophu.
Flores de Mayo
Kwilizwe lonke
UCanzibe
Iintlanga zonke kwiiPhilippines zigubha i-Flores de Mayo, umthendeleko weentyatyambo ezinyangeni ozukisa iNtombikazi kaMariya kwaye ibuye ilandele inkcazo yokubuyiswa koMnqophiso WeYona nguMama kaMongameli uConstantine u-Helena.
Ukugqwesa kwanoma yikuphi ukugubha kwe-Flores de Mayo yi-Santacruzan, inqabileyo enemifanekiso enokhenketho enomdlakazi omhle (okanye ozalwayo) ohamba ngokuhamba emadolobheni.
Abathathi-nxaxheba banxibe kwiingubo eziqhelekileyo zendabuko, kodwa akukho mntu unxibe ngakumbi kunomfazi omele uMongameli u-Helena, ohamba ngaphantsi kombhobho weentyatyambo. Uhamba phambi kwetayitile ephethe uphawu lweNtombikazi kaMariya. Emva kokuqhubela kwiCawa, idolophu yonke igubha umthendeleko omkhulu.
Kwiminyaka emininzi, iidolophu ezithile zenza i-gay e-Santacruzan imfesane, kwaze kwaba yilapho umkhadikhadi ebeka i-kibosh kuloo ndlela. ("IKardinal Bans Gays eSacacruzan", iCBCPnews.)
Kadayawan sa Dabaw
Davao City
EyeThupha
Isixeko esisezantsi sakwaDavao sibambe umkhosi omkhulu ngo-Agasti, iveki yonke yeengqungquthela, iintlanga, kunye neentambo ezibanjelwe ukubhiyozela isivuno esizayo. I-Kadawayan ibonakaliso lokuthakazelisa kwezizwe kunye nezithethe ezenza inxalenye yembali emva kwesi sixeko esitsha esitsha.
Iziqhamo kunye neentyatyambo (ezimbini ze-Davao zangaphandle) zifumaneka ngokulula, kwaye izihlwele zibuthana ukuze zibukele indak-indak sa kadalanan (i-Mardi Gras-efana neendwangu ezinemibala embala, nakuba igqoke kwiingubo zemibala). I-Davao Gulf elisondeleyo iphinda idlala imikhosi yeekhephe, zombini kunye namanamhlanje. Ukulwa kwehashe kuqhutyelwa ngethuba leKadayawan, umbukiso onobukrakra osukela kwizithethe zentlanga.
Umkhosi wePeñafrancia
Isixeko saseNaga
Septemba 19
Imbeko yeentsuku ezili-9 ze-fiesta yethu uMama wethu wasePeñafrancia kwisiXeko saseNaga, eBicol. Imibhiyozo ijikeleze umfanekiso owenziwa nguMdaka, owenziwa ngabantu abesilisa abavela kwi-shrine ukuya kwiNational Cathedral. Iintsuku ezithoba ezilandelayo yiqela leNaga likhulu-iimfesane, imicimbi yezemidlalo, imibukiso, kunye neendwendwe zezinto ezibukeka bezobukela ubomi beendwendwe.
Ngomhla wokugqibela, lo mfanekiso ubuyiselwa kwi-shrine ngeMlambo waseNaga, ngomlambo okhulayo okhanyiswe ngesikhanyiso.
Umkhosi weMaskara
SaseBacolod City
14-21 Oktobha
I-Masskara yintsha yamuva (1980) emitsha kwimibhiyozo yoSuku lweCharterd yeCalolod City, kodwa kuyonwaba kakhulu. Abafakiweyo bezempahla kwiidolophini zaseBacolod City, banikezela umboniso ophambili kwisiganeko esiquka imincintiswano yokunyuka kwamapolisi, imikhosi yokutya, ukuya kwii-gourmet, kunye neentlanzi zokuhle.
Higantes - Umthendeleko weSan Clemente
Angono, Rizal
Novemba 23
Isithethe se-Higantes (Giants) sazalwa ngumlenze omkhulu ngaphakathi. Xa idolophu yaseAngono yayiyipropati enkulu yokulima engabikhoyo umninikhaya waseSpain, amagunya anqunywe ukuba amaxesha ayenzima, kwaye avimbela ukubhiyozelwa kwanoma yiyiphi imikhosi ngaphandle komkhosi kaSan Clemente ngoNovemba.
I-townfolk yenze isigqibo sokuba i-maspoon yabo i-lampoon isebenzisa i-big-than-life effigies ngexesha lemihla yokuvunyelwa - abaphathi babengekho bulumko, kwaye isiko sazalwa.
Ngelixa iinqwelomba eziphakamileyo ezilishumi ezinyawo-papier-mache zixakeke, iifolk ezidityanisiweyo zihamba ngamanzi kunye neebhakethi. Abagqithisi nabo banomfanekiso weSan Clemente (umgcini wabalobi beentlanzi) kwi-parade yomlambo phantsi kweLaguna de Bay.
I-Angono ikwadumileyo kwezobugcisa kunye nezobugcisa bezobugcisa: idolophu iye yavelisa amanye amacwecwe evelele kweli lizwe, kwaye isasondelene nabadlali bezobugcisa kunye nezobugcisa. Thatha ixesha lokuba ukhangele ngeempahla zabo ngelixa usedolophini.
Umkhosi weLangtern enkulu
San Fernando, ePampanga
Disemba 3
Ngethuba leKrisimesi, izibane ezinjengeenkwenkwezi ezibizwa ngokuba yi- parol ihluma lonke ilizwe. Iyona nto inkulu kunye neyona iphambili ye- parol yenziwe eSan Fernando, ekhangisa iimpahla zayo kwimbonakalo enkulu yeKrismesi. Abahlali bahlalutya i- parol elula, bekhupha ubuhle bemimandla yamanzi kunye neepaneli ezikhanyayo. Emva kokubukela ezininzi i- parol ekuboniseni, unokuthenga enye yakho ukuba uye ekhaya!