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Palawan

Pagdiwata Festival (Pagdiwata Ritual)

December 8

Next Event: December 8, 2026

The Pagdiwata Festival is an annual ritual celebration held every December by the Tagbanua people in Palawan. Led by a babaylan (high priest or shaman), the festival serves as a thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest and an appeal for healing and protection. The sacred ceremony involves offerings of food and rice wine, trance dances, and prayers to deities and ancestral spirits.

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