The Ati-Atihan is a three-day street parade in the Philippines that honors the Christ child (Santo Niño). The fiesta's main spectacle features dancers in blackface and colorful costumes marching to a bass rhythm down the streets of Kalibo, Aklan.
The name actually means "playing at Ati", or imitating the Ati. The "Ati" are the dark-skinned aboriginal natives of Aklan, whose traditional garb and dances are caricatured in the fiesta's street parades.
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