Higantes (also spelled ‘Gigantes’) Festival is one of the most well-known festivals in the Philippines. It is a celebration of thanksgiving to the municipality’s patron saint, Saint Clement.
The festival is famous for the giant papier mache effigies being paraded during the procession of the statue of San Clemente. The locals join in the procession as well wearing wooden shoes and their costumes.
The celebration is actually based on a folklore from Angono with the giant (higante) symbolizing the agrarian protest that occurred during Spanish colonization.
