E2---Kalibo-1020160105EVEN before the Sinulog or Dinagyang festivals became famous, there was already the Ati-Atihan. I think most of the recent festivals in the Philippines were all developed with the Ati-Atihan as the prototype. The beating of the drums, the dance steps and the costumes are all patterned after the festival that started in Kalibo.

There are many versions as to how the Ati-Atihan festival started, but most of them point to the original people of Aklan – the Ati – that had fought hard against invaders.

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