Balut The Slapsoil Wanderer

2nd of August WAKE UP when September comes because here is the exciting list of festival for the first “ber” month! HANDURAW FESTIVAL, Leon, Iloilo - September 1 HINIRUGYAW FESTIVAL, Cabatuan, Iloilo - September 1- September 10 VICTORY DAY, Kiangan, Ifugao - September 2 TUNA FESTIVAL, General Santos City - September 5 SINAB’BADAN TRIBAL FESTIVAL,  Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur - September 5- 6 SIPONG FESTIVAL, Bais City, Negros Oriental - September 7 SARAKIKI-HADANG FESTIVAL, Calbayog City, Western Samar - September 7 PADUL-ONG FESTIVAL, Borongan, E. Samar - September 7 TAMBOBO FESTIVAL, Ajuy, Iloilo - September 8-10 MINULUAN FESTIVAL, Talisay City, Negros Occidental - September 8-10 PANAGDADAPUN FESTIVAL (ARAW NG QUIRINO), Cabarroguis, Quirino - September 8- September 10 LINGGO NG BULAKAN, Malolos, Bulacan - September 8- September 15 PARADA NG KAKANIN / FESTIVAL OF NUESTRA SENORA DE ARANZAZZU, San Mateo, Rizal - September 9 BANOK-BANOK MARADJAO KARADJAO FESTIVAL (STREE

Today is the Feast of the Black Nazarene and as usual thousands of devotees joined this year’s procession. The Feast of the Black Nazarene is one of my dream blog post.  I mean, I want to write something about it only if I actually experience (or cover) it.  Funny that the festivities is being celebrated here in Manila and is very accessible for me and yet I can not do it.  The truth is I don’t have the courage yet to do it.  I’m not sure if I can handle such crowd (and I’m not even sure that my family will allow me to do it).   But I’m sure that you will agree with me when I say that the crowd (devotees) of this feast is really overwhelming. This feast also marks the beginning of other grand festivals in January such as the nationwide celebration of the Sto. Niħo Festival , the Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo Aklan, the Sinulog Festival in Cebu City and the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City . I was searching from the net for the dates of this year’s celebration for these festi