Higantes Festival

The Higantes Festival is said to have originated during the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines Spanish colonial period in the Philippines at the time when Angono town was administered as a hacienda where only one festival was only allowed to be held annually. The local residents of Angono came up of with a festival, which later became known as the Higantes Festival, which centers around the mocking of hacienda owners through making papier-mâche caricatures. The craft was learned by the Angono residents from Spanish friars.The Angono’s Higantes Festival for San Clemente.

The festivities are a two-day annual affair observed in November 22 and 23 annually in the town of Angono The festival features a parade of hundreds of papier-mâché giants which are locally referred to as higantes. The puppets rendered as man or woman in various costumes; their faces give a commanding look, their hands on the waist.The Angonos Higantes Festivals For San Clemente could take about a month to make. The Angono local government holds seminars on how to create the craft, keeping the tradition alive.

Another tradition observed during the festival is The Fluvial Procession of Saint Clement, where participants, Called "Parehadoras" from each baranggay wear colorful dresses and celebrates as they proceed with the procession in the streets of the town going to the lakeside where they take the Holy Images of Saint Isidore, Saint Clement and the Virgin Mary into a Float and the Fluvial Procession takes place where they pray the Rosario Cantada. The float, Locally known as "Bangka ni San Clemente" will take port at the end of the Angono River. From there, the participants will do the "Prusisyon ng Pag-ahon" where everyone sprinkles water at each other.They believe that this practice is a gesture of wishing for blessing for others and the water is believed to symbolize Saint Clement, the patron saint of Angono, Mariners and Fishermen.

Today, The Fluvial Procession of Saint Clement has lost its sacred roots. Many participants from the town itself and nearby towns join the procession under the influence of alcohol, some creates troubles and fights, and some wear dresses that are inappropriate for the Procession. The water sprinkling tradition, where takes place at the "Prusisyon ng Pag-ahon" now takes place even before the Procession starts.