Mantawi Festival Cebu
Philippines - Cebu - Boracay - Baguio - Manila
The festival is one of the most popular festivals of Cebu after the Sinulog Festival. The
Mantawi festival is observed to honor St Joseph (the patron Saint) .The chief attraction of this festival is the unique dance as the dancers try to the best of their ability to match their steps with the beat or the rhythm produced by the brass. This festival draws large number of crowd and each and every citizen of Cebu makes the best of their efforts to arrive at the city of Mandue to witness this grand festival.
People from all parts of the world join in the festivities and the feelings of happiness and merriment can be associated with this festival in the truest sense of the term. This festival in its own way reminds the citizens of Cebu about the role played by the city of Mantawi regarding Cebu's financial growth and it also throws light on the culture of Cebu.
Months ahead of this festival people gear up for this occasion, as it is one of the most eagerly awaited festivals of this city.
