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Camiguin produces the sweetest Lanzones of the Philippines and Camiguinons certainly know how to give thanks for bountiful harvest— the Lanzones Festival lasts an entire week and is known to be one of the most vibrant, spirited festivals in the Philippines. Held every 3rd week of October, the festival brings together barangay beautification, agri-cottage industry product exhibits, indigenous sports and the grand parade of Lanzones.
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Thousands of devotees partake in the annual “Panaad”, a journey of faith and discovery. The pilgrims trek around the 70km circumferential road during lent, in expression of penitence and commitment. “Panaad” concludes on Easter Sunday in Mambajao.
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The May Festival is a month-long fiesta in celebration of the towns and barangays of Camiguin. The month’s highlights include searching for the Rose of May, as well as the Santacruzan.
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Celebrated every 24th of June to honor the patron St John the Baptist, during the San Juan sa Hibok-Hibok Festival, most of Camiguin can be found whiling their day away barbecuing by the beach and swimming in the sea with friends and loved ones. In fact, it is considered taboo for one not to spend time on the island’s beaches on the day.
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Camiguin has various heritage sites from the classical, Spanish and American era, although the 300-year Spanish Colonial era lays claim to most of them.
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Looking like lavishly ornate boxes, ancestral homes were a drastic departure from the traditional huts of the natives in the Spanish and American Colonial Periods. Once owned by Illustrados of Catarman, ancestral homes still command attention when you pass them. Fourteen Ancestral Homes in Camiguin have been declared important Cultural Treasures.
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A fort constructed near the shores of North Poblacion, Guinsiliban by the natives in the Pre-Spanish period to serve as a watch tower for incoming groups of pirate Muslims—the Moros—who used to raid, loot, take women and children and leave burned villages in their wake. The Moro Watch Tower is fortified with traps, pointed bamboo spears and throwing catapults. Villagers used to call this tower “silip-panan” or “siliban”, directly translating to peeping and detecting enemies.
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An enormous white cross was put up to mark the community cemetery, which sunk following the eruption of Mt Vulcan in 1871. A fluvial procession is usually organized by the town of Brgy Bonbon to honor the sunken graves of their forefathers. The Sunken Cemetery is a popular diving/snorkeling spot.
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An enormous white cross was put up to mark the community cemetery, which sunk following the eruption of Mt Vulcan in 1871. A fluvial procession is usually organized by the town of Brgy Bonbon to honor the sunken graves of their forefathers. The Sunken Cemetery is a popular diving/snorkeling spot.
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The Gabaldon School Buildings were erected between 1907 and 1915, when the “Gabaldon Law” was passed to provide nationwide construction of public schools, even in remote areas. Designed by American Architect William Parsons, the Gabaldons reflected the country’s Spanish heritage whilst also embodying modern ideals.