From the archives of Associated Press, the video footage of the Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo, Aklan was taken in the year 1974. During this time, there is no Sinulog Festival yet in Cebu (it was organized in 1980). Also, Dinagyang Festival was still known as Iloilo Ati-Atihan (it started as a spin off of Aklan continue reading : THIS 1974 VIDEO PROVES ATI-ATIHAN IS THE MOTHER OF ALL PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS
