A child in a group of participants in the Dinamulag Festival in Iba, Zambales
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FEAST OF INA POONBATO
January 24 in Brgy. Poonbato, Botolan, Zambales
Devotees from all over the country flocked to this place before or on the feast day to worship Ina Poonbato. The church is on the top of the hill where you can see the beautiful panorama of the place. Ina Poonbato, the miraculous image will continue to reign in the hearts of many people, most especially to the people of Botolan.
SINGKAMAS FESTIVAL
February 17-26 in San Marcelino, Zambales
The Singkamas Festival celebrates the Town Fiesta of San Marcelino as thanksgiving for the good harvest with a parade of Singkamas Street Dancers to open the festival. Singkamas is a major root crop grown abundantly in San Marcelino. Its peak season of harvest is in the month of February.
PAYNAUEN FESTIVAL
April in Iba, Zambales
Paynauen Duyan Festival is a celebration and thanksgiving to nature’s blessings, that unfolds the occasion of the Foundation Day of Iba, the capital of the Province of Zambales. Paynauen, a word of Zambal origin, which literally means “PAHINGAHAN”, was the ancient name of Iba before the Spanish conquistadors founded the village on the Shore of Bancal River in 1611.
SUBIC AY! FESTIVAL
3rd or 4th week of April in Subic, Zambales
The Subic Ay! Festival is being held every third or fourth week of the month of April of each year involving different kinds of events, activities and presentations depicting the traditional arts and cultural heritage of Subic, Zambales.
DINAMULAG FESTIVAL
Last week of April in Iba, Zambales
Dinamulag is a yearly celebration created to accommodate and promote the mango industry in Zambales and to show the Provincial Government’s support to mango farmers. The term “Dinamulag was derived from a Zambal word meaning “Kinalabaw”, the mango variety dominantly grown in the province.
DOMOROKDOK FESTIVAL
May 4 in Botolan, Zambales
Domorokdok Festival is a grand celebration that brings all Botoleños together in unity and cooperation, in pursuit of peaceful and progressive Botolan. It brings back the memory and the tradition of merriment that has long been forgotten for so many decades. Domorokdok is a Zambales term for dance.
*source:
http://www.zambales.gov.ph/
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