2. SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT 123 45678910 11121314151617 18192021222324 25262728293031 The portrayal of the traditional woman may offend the radical feminists who would most likely raise concerns about the females being stuck in the underworld of unpaid, unregulated, and non-intellectual labor in Pampanga.

3. SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT 1234567 891011121314 15161718192021 22232425262728 Ragragsak Ti Guimba Festival Guimba, Nueva Ecija Ragragsak which means merry-making is celebrated from February 20, the founding anniversary of Guimba

4. SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT 1234567 891011121314 15161718192021 22232425262728 293031 Kariton, which means rig-cart drawn by carabao, is celebrated during the annual celebration of the founding anniversary of Licab town on March 28. Kariton plays a significant part in the history of Licab.

5. SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT 1234 567891011 12131415161718 19202122232425 2627282930 Pagibang Damara Festival Date April 19-22, 2012 Venue San Jose City, Nueva Ecija Description Hundreds of years ago, here in Central Luzon, particularly in San Jose, landlords in the haciendas made the farmers build the “damara”, just before planting time of palay.

6. Gatas ng Kalabaw Festival May 12-15 Talavera, Nueva Ecija Celebrated during Farmers’ Week, the festival aims to actively encourage, promote and enhance carabao’s milk as a nutrition and livelihood industry. SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT 1234 567891011 12131415161718 19202122232425 2627282930

7. A religious event where town folks wear vines, banana leaves or dried coconut leaves on their mud-covered bodies as St. John the Baptist was said to have done in his lifetime. Aliaga, Nueva Ecija | June 24 SATMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT 123456 78910111213 14151617181920 21222324252627 282930

8. SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT 1234 567891011 12131415161718 19202122232425 262728293031 promotes the native delicacy of the province. The weeklong festival is marked by float parade, home decoration contest wherein the homes decked with suman, and trade fairs as well as beauty pageants.

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