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The town of Talisay, Batangas celebrates two festivals — the Karakol Festival and the Punlad Festival.
The first one, the Karakol Festival is in commemoration of Talisay’s patron saint, San Guillermo. Karakol is a religious dance held on the streets and is participated mostly by elder people of Talisay. But as years aged, even kids are joining the karakol.
Punlad Festival on the other hand is in celebration of the town’s main produce — punla or saplings (or seedlings). Talisay is tagged as the seedling bowl of the nation where a lot of other towns and provinces are getting seedlings for their farmlands. Punlad came from their line “punla sa pag-unlad”.
The people of Talisay knows how to celebrate the blessings coming their way. Either Karakol Festival or Punlad Festival is highlighted in their town fiesta celebration every February 10.
