ILOILO CITY – World-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province on Sunday, Jan. 12, celebrated its own version of the Ati-Atihan Festival widely considered as the Mother of All Festivals.
REVELERS in Boracay Island’s version of the Ati-Atihan Festival. (Malay-Boracay Tourism Office)
Hundreds of people on the resort-island flocked to the 2025 Boracay Santo Niño celebration held a week prior to the annual highlight of the Ati-Atihan on the third Sunday of January in honor of the Santo Niño or Child Jesus.
Just like revelers in Kalibo, Aklan, Boracay merrymakers wore colorful tribal costumes that mimicked the native Ati people.
They danced on the white beach while holding an image of the Santo Niño.
Among those who joined the revelry were real Ati Indigenous Peoples who have a small community in Boracay.
A Mass while the image of the Santo Niño was also held.