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Santa Maria, Laguna - Marilag Festival

Santa Maria, Laguna - Marilag Festival
A combination of the words Maria and Laguna, Marilag Festival primarily showcases the agricultural products of Sta. Maria. It is a celebration of bountiful harvest and culinary cavalcade. Formerly known as the Kalakal Festival, Marilag Festival presents Sta. Maria as the food basket of Laguna, being the town with the biggest acreage of agricultural land.

Marilag Festival is usually being celebrated First week of April.

Santa Maria is a fourth class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 26,839 people.

Santa María, at 126 km2 is the 3rd largest town in Laguna in terms of land area, after San Pablo City and Calambâ City, followed by Lumbán. It is surrounded by the towns of Tanay (Rizal) on the north-west; Pililla (Rizal) on the west; Mabitac on the south-west, Famy on the southeast (both in Laguna); and Real (Quezon) on the north-east. It is the northernmost town in Laguna.

Bounded by the provinces of Rizal and Quezon from the western portion up to the northern tip down north eastern part, the town has a mountainous terrain. With the MARILAQUE Sub-Regional Plan (Manila-Rizal-Laguna-Quezon), the municipality functions as link between the highly industrialized capital and the marine life-rich Quezon province. A 43 kilometer road network, the Marcos Highway, physically connects to the eyed site for the International Port. Silangan Railway Express 2000 (MARILAQUE Railway) is another infrastructure project proposed for implementation under the PPP Scheme.







Festivals in the Province of Laguna

Cultural identity is a fundamental source of our social empowerment. With confidence we can nurture and develop the characters, concepts, and ideas that are native to us. There are social and economic benefits that come from the practice of distinct cultural skills. A strong sense of community allows people to be more expressive resulting in the enrichment of arts and crafts, culinary creativity becomes the norm, and celebrations become colorful and enduring. Thus, cultural energy induces positive self-image and becomes the foundation of unity, which is supremely tolerant of cultural diversity.

In tapping our people’s greatest asset for sustainable development, the Provincial Government of Laguna embarks in supporting the holding of festivals to cultivate and harness cultural strengths and resources. This way the Provincial Government will be promoting people participation, local genius and cultural identity, because local communities, not the state, are the ultimate actors in the development process. Provincial governance is most effective and productive if it is culturally rooted. Encouraging celebration of the unique identities of local communities through various activities and various forms can inspire harmony and economic engagement in our society

In Laguna, all cities and municipalities have their own festivals attuned to the uniqueness of their communities.

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