Residents wearing costumes take part in a parade during the "Birds and Eggs" festival in Candaba
Residents wearing costumes take part in a parade during the "Birds and Eggs" festival, locally known as "Ibon and Ebon" in Candaba, Pampanga, north of Manila February 5, 2010. The festival is held annually in the town of Candaba to honour its patron saint San Nicolas de Tolentino. The saint is believed to be connected to the migration of the "Brown Shrike", a bird locally known as "Tarat" to Candaba. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)