Municipality in Bulacan, Philippines
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Pulilan is a municipality (or town) in Bulacan, Philippines. It is famed for its annual Carabao Festival.
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This is where the carabaos during the feast are made to kneel as tribute to their patron saint, St. Isidore the Laborer. This is a 19th-century baroque church located at the Kabayanan or the downtown area (Poblacion). It is also a famous pilgrimage site in Bulacan during the Holy Week or "Kuaresma". The Museo San Ysidro Labrador with its ecclesiastical collection is also situated here.
A well-preserved house built in 1927 and used as a setting for several films.
Laxamana House
A house built in 1929 that was converted into an events venue.
Cruz-Andan House
A 1920's house inside the Butterfly Haven Resort, which has a butterfly garden.
A private residence built in 1910 that has the largest veranda in Pulilan.
Dubbed as the "Malacañang of Pulilan", in 1908 this historical house served as the joint municipal seat of government of the two adjoining towns of Quingua (Plaridel) and Pulilan.
An ecotourism site promoting rural culture, although the view is somewhat spoiled by the presence of industrial warehouses nearby. The complex has a reconstructed colonial-era mansion containing a museum about farm life and temporary exhibitions of folk art.
This festival is celebrated annually. Pulileños celebrate the feast in honor of their saint by parading carabaos (water buffaloes) and making them kneel in front of the church as a sign of respect to Saint Isidore Labrador, patron saint of farmers. Also included in the parade are cows, horses, street folk dancers, marching bands and floats of commercial establishments of the town.
Japanese restaurant.
Cantonese restaurant.
By bus
Pulilan is connected to Metro Manila by buses heading to Baliwag and Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija. All buses make stops at SM Pulilan, where transfers by tricycle can be made to the downtown.
Going around this town is possible via jeepneys, tricycles, and even buses.
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