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One Direction, Jessie J and Girls Aloud to Hit Belfast

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The Odyssey Arena will see some of the world’s biggest bands grace its stage in the coming months. One Direction and Girls Aloud are set to play in March, while Jessie J will come to Belfast in October. Travelodge Belfast offers an affordable, convenient place to stay; now all you need is your tickets!

One Direction are playing four consecutive nights in Belfast to make sure their die-hard fans don’t miss them. Starting on Thursday, March 7th, they’ll play Friday, Saturday and Sunday to an undoubtedly packed Odyssey Arena. After finishing third in The X-Factor, One Direction have gone on to become the biggest boy band in the world. Not bad for bronze medalists! Their debut single, What Makes You Beautiful, entered at #1 in the charts, and it’s been a constant ascent for the cheeky quintet since then, with platinum selling albums, sold-out tours and even an upcoming film. Get your tickets right here!

Girls Aloud continue their remarkable comeback with their fantastic tour, which stops for two nights at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena. Their latest single, Something New, was released on 18th November through Polydor Records, and was the official single for BBC Children In Need 2012. The English-Irish pop girl group also found their feet on a talent show – 2002’s Pop Stars: The Rivals, and they haven’t looked back since. You can grab tickets for the gigs here.

Previously slated to take place on March 17th, Jessie J’s Belfast show at The Odyssey Arena has been delayed to October 15th. Jessie addressed the fans herself to say sorry for the postponement of her gigs, saying: “I would like to be the first to tell that you that my Nice To Meet You tour has been rescheduled to later next year.” She added that she was “honestly truly sorry”. Anyone who was set to attend the previous show, your ticket is still valid! And anyone who couldn’t make it, now you can.

They’re just three of the fantastic events taking place at The Odyssey Arena in Belfast in the coming months, with Meatloaf, Bruno Mars and Alicia Keys also slated to play the Northern Irish capital.

Festivals that Pay Respect to Patron Saints in the Philippines

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The Philippines is a country full of festivals and events set to give patronage to different heroes and saints. Most of the festivals that are done are religious that t nuts are sometimes needed to make sure that the figures made out of wood will not fall from their cases. The festivals are too many to list down but here are some of the popular festivals that are celebrated to honor saints:

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  • Ati Atihan Festival is celebrated in Kalibo, Aklan. This is for the feast of Sto. Nino which is actually the child Jesus. Another celebration related to this is the Sinulog festival which is done in Cebu.
  • Obando Fertility Rites. This is usually participated in by couple who want to have children. This is also a festival that pays homage to Sta. Clara.
  • Parada ng Lechon is celebrated for St. John de Baptist. As the name implies, roasted pigs dressed in colorful costumes are paraded around town.

There are a lot more that are not listed here that tourists and even people from the Philippines will truly enjoy.

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