Ati-Atihan Festival returns to the streets of Kalibo

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines --- Kalibo, the capital town of Aklan, welcomed back the show of colorful costumes on paint-covered street dancers and cheering residents and foreign spectators as the annual Ati-Atihan Festival made its way to the streets over the weekend. The revelry in honor of the Seor Santo Nio, or the Child Jesus, returned to a physical setup on Saturday, Jan. 14, after the COVID-19 pandemic hampered celebrations in 2021 and 2022. The celebration of the festival, which dates back to the Spanish colonial era, lived up to its promise of being bigger and better as it brought back the loud drum beats, gleeful barefoot street parades, devotional Catholic activi...

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