Kalantiaw Shrine
The Kalantiaw Shrine is
located at Batan, it was once the seat of of Rajah Bendahara Kalantiaw
promulgator of the famous Code of Kalantiaw. The Philippine Historical and Cultural Society built the
Kalantiaw Shrine in 1957 on a location where a school building once stood.
Kalantiaw Shrine is a museum dedicated to preserve Aklan's rich cultural and
historical past. It exhibits a pictorial history from the pre-Hispanic period
to the contemporary era. It is also built in honor of Rajah Bendahara
Kalantiaw, the first known Filipino lawgiver and the promulgator of the famous
Code of Kalantiaw. A display of the original manuscript of the Code can be
found in the museum.
Aklanons, during World War II, have
shown great courage in battles. To preserve this memory and pay tribute to the
province' contribution to the nation's liberty, the people have built the
Freedom Shrine.
ATI- ATIHAN FESTIVAL
Celebrated all over the towns of Aklan
,
this is a week long celebration in honor of the Patron Saint Sto. Nino,
which culminates on the 3rd Sunday of January. It is the ultimate
jubilating, titillating, stimulating, riotous, and frenetic aboriginal
street dancing to the early primitive tempo and pulse of drums, participated
in by different tribes in their full battle regalia as they crowd the
principal streets of Kalibo rejoicing breathlessly to their religious vows.
,
this is a week long celebration in honor of the Patron Saint Sto. Nino,
which culminates on the 3rd Sunday of January. It is the ultimate
jubilating, titillating, stimulating, riotous, and frenetic aboriginal
street dancing to the early primitive tempo and pulse of drums, participated
in by different tribes in their full battle regalia as they crowd the
principal streets of Kalibo rejoicing breathlessly to their religious vows.
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