The Dinagyang and Ati-atihan are among the festivals held every January in honor of Señor Sto. Niño, along with the Sinulog in Cebu, which was also scaled down in this year’s celebration.
Ronald Sebastian, president of Iloilo Festivals Foundation, said that while the challenges posed by the pandemic remained, innovations were introduced to ensure the Dinagyang Festival could still be celebrated. This year, seven Ati tribes will be competing in the street dancing competition. But instead of the prepandemic in-person carousel type performance along the city’s main streets with a live audience, a prerecorded performance of each tribe will be livestreamed on Jan. 23, the final day and highlight of the festival. The tribes will be judged based on their live performance and video production .
The performances of the tribes were recorded before the city was placed on alert level 3 from Jan. 9 to Jan. 31 due to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.In Kalibo, the Ati-atihan would be commemorated with a Mass this Sunday at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.Subscribe to our regional newsletter
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