PHILIPPINES: KALIBO: ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2015
- (16 Jan 2000) Tagalog/Eng/Nat
The Philippines' most popular town festival is taking place in Kalibo this weekend.
Tracing its origins back to the early 1200's, the Ati-Atihan never lost its color and has become one of the country's main tourist attractions.
True to local tradition, thousands smear their skin black by using soot before parading around town in their colorful costumes.
The festival is held every year to pay tribute to the Holy Infant Jesus and to celebrate an ancient peace pact among the country's ancestors.
Kalibo's streets this Saturday saw thousands of revellers clad in colourful costumes dancing to the beat of drums.
From the feet up, much effort has been put into the costumes.
And, as customary with this festival, most here have smeared their skin black with soot.
The week-long celebration of the Ati-Atihan festival is said to have started in 1212 after Malay immigrants from Borneo settled on Panay Island in the central Philippines.
The Malay newcomers sealed a peace pact with the aboriginal Aetas in Kalibo, in the province of Aklan on the northern tip of the island.
To show their appreciation, the brown-skinned Malays applied soot all over their skin to look like the Aetas, thus the name Ati-Atihan, or in English: to be like an Aetas.
Today, the feast is also being held to pay tribute to the Holy Child Jesus, after the Spaniards came and baptized the locals in the 1700's.
Many here participate in the festivities out of devotion to the Santo Nino or Holy Child Jesus.
The unusual costumes are made of anything from palm leaves, to abaca, coconuts and sea shells.
The fiesta never fails to draw thousands of foreign and local tourists who want to take part in the merry-making.
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\"The dancing is superb and the enthusiasm that people put into it is fantastic.
SUPER CAPTION: David Lloyd, British tourist
Some draw comparisons to Brazil's Mardi Gras celebrations.
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\"The costumes are amazing. I've been to Mardi Gras, this is a lot different, a lot more fun.\"
SUPER CAPTION: Shahar Harel, American tourist
A lot of preparation goes into the festival's costumes.
Those who participate need to wake up at sunrise to attend to their elaborate make up and costumes.
The first step is to cover one's skin with black soot to comply with the Ati-Atihan tradition.
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\"You cannot be like an ati-ati (aeta) if you are not black. They'll say you're crazy.\"
SUPER CAPTION: Peter de la Cruz, parade participant
While the native costumes made to look like tribal warriors play a major role in the parade, modern costumes have also emerged in recent years.
The gay community joins in with its glitters and colorful headgears.
As night falls, the dancing and singing go on.
Kalibo Mayor, Diego Luces, says his city's is unique in its spirit.
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\"Its just like freeing yourself from something. Here in Kalibo, when you dance, when you drink with us and be happy with us, be merry with us during the Santo Nino Ati-Atihan, it's in the heart, it's in the feelings.\"
SUPER CAPTION: Diego Luces, Kalibo Mayor
More than forty tribal and neighborhood groups joined in this year's fiesta celebration.
The fun and warmth of this centuries-old tradition remains as strong as ever.
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