SOLI-SOLI FESTIVAL

Soli-soli Festival is a parade of reeds and thanksgiving offering

 to Saint Joseph, their patron. It emphasizes the highlights of a

street dancing movement, harvesting and weaving. This festival

falls on every 14th of February and located in San Francisco Camotes,

 Island. Soli-soli was named after the native grass which aboundant

 in Lake Danao and this grass is their source of livelihood for the

 people living in this place. Soli - soli help the people to grow

and become more progressive in their economic standards

 of living.

Though Sinulog-inspired, the street dancing and rituals are based on

 storylines on the arrival of St. Joseph’s image in San Francisco,

 the town’s Christianization and the legend of Lake Danao.

It is believed that the Spaniards made a “mistake” when they

 brought St. Joseph’s image to San Francisco and that of St. Francis

to the neighboring town of Poro.