Higantes Festival

Higantes Festival
Observed byAngono, Rizal, Angono Rizal Associations Worldwide
Liturgical colorRed, White
Significanceformerly associated with the Feast of Pope St. Clement I
CelebrationsParade of papier-mâché giant puppets
Date16 November
FrequencyAnnual

The Higantes Festival is a local festival held annually In Angono, Rizal, Philippines, where hundreds of giant papier-mâché puppets are paraded, representing the common people's mockery of the bad hacienda (land) owners of the past during Spanish colonial rule.

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