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Ati-Atihan festival

The Ati-Atihan is a festival held each January in Kalibo, Aklan, on the island of Panay in the Philippines, in honour of the Santo Niño. Participants paint their faces black and dance in the streets in costume. Local tradition links it to the legend of the Bornean datus who bought land on Panay from the Ati.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ati-Atihan festival. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ati-atihan-festival
MLA: “Ati-Atihan festival.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ati-atihan-festival. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Ati-Atihan festival.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ati-atihan-festival.
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