04:10Dude looks like a lady - Hundreds of Filipino men cross-dress for 90th Aguman Sanduk harvest festival
Hundreds of men took part in the annual Aguman Sanduk ('Fellowship of the Ladle') festival in Minalin on Sunday, by cross-dressing in their best frocks, wigs and make-up.
"In the early years we have poor rice harvest and to cheer everyone they created Aguman Sandok to inspire farmers," explained one participant, Rodel.
Footage shows the men dancing through the streets of the town in Pampanga province, 70 kilometres north of Manila.
"This is our tradition until it became a festivity that we celebrate every January 1st as a form of respecting and paying tribute to mothers and their sacrifices and contributions to our lives," said Fritz, another of those taking part.
The festival began in 1932 following a severe famine the year before, to entertain the people. It returned this year following a two-year COVID-19 hiatus.
04:10Hundreds of men took part in the annual Aguman Sanduk ('Fellowship of the Ladle') festival in Minalin on Sunday, by cross-dressing in their best frocks, wigs and make-up.
"In the early years we have poor rice harvest and to cheer everyone they created Aguman Sandok to inspire farmers," explained one participant, Rodel.
Footage shows the men dancing through the streets of the town in Pampanga province, 70 kilometres north of Manila.
"This is our tradition until it became a festivity that we celebrate every January 1st as a form of respecting and paying tribute to mothers and their sacrifices and contributions to our lives," said Fritz, another of those taking part.
The festival began in 1932 following a severe famine the year before, to entertain the people. It returned this year following a two-year COVID-19 hiatus.