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 Ati-Atihan
Celebration
slated
for
January
9, 2010
The
United
Aklanon
Association
of
Toronto
(UAAT)
has
recently
announced
that the
much-acclaimed
Ati-atihan
Party
will be
held on
Saturday,
January
9, 2010,
at the
Chinese
Cultural
Centre
of
Greater
Toronto
located
at 5183
Sheppard
Ave
East,
Scarborough,
Ontario.
This
annual
celebration
is a
very
well
attended
event.
“Last
year, we
had
about
500
guests,
and this
coming
year, we
are
expecting
more,”
according
to UAAT
president
Bobby
dela
Cruz.
“We had
a great
costume
competition
among
the
different
groups.
We are
inviting
other
groups
to join
us in
this
joyful
celebration”.
Tickets
for the
dinner-dance-party
is
$25.00
for
adults
and
$10.00
for
children
between
5 to 12
years
old.
Kids
under 5
years
old are
free.
Tickets
are
available
from any
UAAT
officer
or
member,
or by
calling
Bobby at
(905)
625-9300
or Vicky
at (416)
929-2457;
or send
an
e-mail
to:
bavidlc@yahoo.com.
The
Ati-atihan
is a
world-renown
celebration
in Aklan,
similar
to the
Mardi
Gras in
Rio and
New
Orleans.
Every
third
weekend
of
January,
over a
million
people
flock to
the town
of
Kalibo
and the
surrounding
towns in
Aklan
for
merry
making.
In North
America,
Ati-atihan
is held
in most
major
cities,
such as
New
York/New
Jersey,
Los
Angeles
and
Vancouver.
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