Category: Quezon

This celebration of the “Candle Festival” takes place from the 31st of January to the 2nd of February each year and is held in order to reflect the devotion of the people in Candelaria, Quezon to the Virgin of “Nuestra Senora de Candelaria”, better known as the Virgin of Candlemas. In accordance with the town’s patronal fiesta, which is held every February 5th in honor of San Pedro Bautista, it is a celebration of the town’s patron saint. This festival has been held every year since 2005 and is one of the longest-recurring festivals in the Municipality of Candelaria and has been celebrated by the community every year since then.