Wattah! San Juan Festival
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Wattah! San Juan Festival is a lively annual water-themed celebration in San Juan, Philippines, where residents and visitors douse each other with water to honor St. John the Baptist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wattah! San Juan Festival canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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cultural festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| activity |
dousing residents and visitors with water
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parades ⓘ religious rites ⓘ splashing water on people ⓘ street processions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
San Juan Bautista Festival
NERFINISHED
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San Juan Wattah! Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | June 24 ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
major identity marker of San Juan City
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popular attraction in Metro Manila during June fiestas ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
closure of some streets for festivities
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presence of police and local government coordination ⓘ use of buckets, hoses, and water containers ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
commemoration of baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist
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ritual cleansing with water ⓘ |
| honors | Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| locatedIn | San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme | water ⓘ |
| namedAfter | San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | local government of San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine town fiestas ⓘ |
| region | Metro Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| typicalParticipants |
domestic tourists
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foreign tourists ⓘ local residents of San Juan ⓘ |
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