Explore Iloilo » Iloilo Events http://www.exploreiloilo.com Your Gateway to Western Visayas Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:05:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Iloilo Dinagyang Festival http://www.exploreiloilo.com/dinagyang-festival.html http://www.exploreiloilo.com/dinagyang-festival.html#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:05:02 +0000 Marcos http://www.exploreiloilo.com/dinagyang.html The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January, or right after the Sinulog In Cebu and the Ati-Atihan in Aklan. It is held both to honor the Santo Nino and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis.

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]]> http://www.exploreiloilo.com/dinagyang-festival.html/feed 7 Paraw Regatta Festival http://www.exploreiloilo.com/paraw-regatta.html http://www.exploreiloilo.com/paraw-regatta.html#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2007 07:00:07 +0000 Marcos http://www.exploreiloilo.com/paraw-regatta.html The Paraw regatta is a race among seafarers on colorful sailboats called Paraws in the straits between Guimaras Island and the city of Iloilo. The present-day paraw managed to maintain its original design from the sailboats of the first settlers from Borneo who were in search of a peaceful home in 1212 A.D. Surviving the centuries, the paraws have become a vital part of the Filipino seafaring life.

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