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Filipino Americans numbered 8,509 people in 2000, 0.3% of the Baltimore metropolitan area. [13] In 2000, the Tagalog language is spoken at home by 2,180 people in Baltimore. [30] An annual Philippine-American Festival is held in Towson, a suburb of Baltimore. The festival includes Filipino cuisine, dances, and a parade. [37]
The Kalibo Santo Niño—Ati-Atihan Festival, [1] also simply called Ati-Atihan Festival, is a Philippine festival held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Holy Child or Infant Jesus) in several towns of the province of Aklan, Panay Island.
Location of Baltimore, Ohio Location of Baltimore in Fairfield County Coordinates: 39°50′27″N 82°36′47″W / 39.84083°N 82.61306°W / 39.84083; -82
In California and Hawaii, where many Filipino Americans reside, [4] Filipino American History Month is celebrated annually. [5] Many Filipino American organizations in these states often initiate their own independent celebrations. 2006 was a pivotal year as it marked the centennial celebration of Filipino migration to the United States. [6] [7]
The Filipino Music Fest – a concert at the Estancia Mall in Pasig on October 12. It featured Nina , I Belong to the Zoo and Driven 2.0. It also saw the exhibition of thee finalist songs of a competition namely "Dito pa rin Ako" by Daniel Temporada, "Higit pa sa Ganda" by Maria Angelica Dayao, and "My Superstar" by Edmund Perlas and C-Tru.
The root of the disconnect between the number of women on stage and the number of women in the crowd may lie partially in the male-dominated subcultures these festivals were founded out of, as Slate writer Forrest Wickman argued in 2013: “The real problem at most of these festivals lies in the alternative subcultures they celebrate.
The Feast of the Black Nazarene (Filipino: Pista ng Itím na Nazareno), officially and liturgically the Feast of Jesús Nazareno (Filipino: Kapistahan ni Jesús Nazareno), is a religious festival held in the Philippines. It is also known as the Traslación (lit:transfer) after the mass procession done during the feast.
It is a festival, a liturgy and offering where animals are offered in thanksgiving. In marriages, healing, birth, burial and voyage, a prayer is offered. [7] Dancing during the ritual is also a practice. [8] A two-person (a man and a woman) dance in a circular steps by hopping and skipping in a tempo of the sticks and gongs.