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BUGALLON, PANGASINAN
PROJECT
IN
S.Y. 2018-2019
The Angono’s Higantes
Festival for San
Clemente
Higantes
Festival is celebrated
every 22 and 23 of
November in the city
of Angono, Province of
Rizal in the Philippines
to honor San
Clemente, the patron saint of fishermen. The festival features a
parade of hundreds of higantes, papier-mâché giants.
Going back to the “higantes”, the head of the giants is shaped from
a mold made of clay, then dried under the scourging heat of the
sun. As modern technology set in, the mold made of clay is now
made of plaster of Paris and resin. The mold is then glued with
newspapers, split in the middle, sun-dried and later on put together
by pasting a brown paper to cover the split. Afterwards, it will be
sun-dried again and hand painted. The body of the “higantes” is
made of bamboo or yantok (rattan). Thin iron bar can also be used
to shape the body of the giants. To complete the masterpiece, the
“higantes” will be glam-up with colorful costumes and accessories
to finish the look. A festival that shows the fun-spirited Filipinos,
the ability to make the best of any bad situation given. Indeed,
Higantes Festival is a celebration of BIG stories.
The girls march together with the band, shouting “Viva San
Clemente!” The band plays music, following the girls. With multiple
parade teams competing with each other, Higantes Festival has
become one of the most famous festivals enjoyed by people of all
ages in the Philippines.