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Catandungan Festival

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Catandungan Festival
Official nameCatandungan Festival
ObservancesCarnival, Parade, Street Dancing (Pantomina)
Date3rd weekend of October nearest October 24
Frequencyannual


The Catandungan Festival is a festival held each year in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines, every third weekend of October nearest October 24, which is when Catanduanes was founded as a province, independent from Albay.


Events

The Festival features the "Pantomina Catanduanes", a colorful street dance competition during the festival period. Pantomina is a popular dance not just in the province but also to the whole provinces of Bicol region. Its movements are intended to be reminiscent of a mating dance between a rooster and hen.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "[1]". Philippine Festivals

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