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Antipolo City is located on the mountain ridges
east of Manila where the sun begins to shine whose name refers to
the Tipolo trees growing indigenously on its land.trees with broad
leaves that provide shade while gently fanning in the soothing breeze.
It is the city of pilgrims and contemplatives, tourists and traders,
artists and artisans.
The City of Antipolo is located in the northern half of Rizal Province.
It is bounded on the north, by the Municipality of Rodriguez (formerly
Montalban), on the northwest, by the City of Marikina and Municipality
of San Mateo, on the southwest, by the Municipalities of Taytay
and Cainta, on the southeast, by the Municipalities of Tanay, Teresa
and Baras and on the east, by Quezon Province.
During the 1720’s, the Virgin of Antipolo gained thousands
of devotees. Devotees from Manila and nearby towns and Provinces
flock to Antipolo, some stayed and adopted Antipolo as their homes.
They lived in the simple and traditional Filipino lifestyle. Their
culture and tradition included the celebration of many religious
and cultural festivities such as the Kapitana’s on Easter
Sunday, the night serenades, the bayanihan, the praying of the Angelus,
the reading of the passion of Christ during the Lenten season and
the May Festival.
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