By John Devanny on Jul 5, 2017. Next Southern Star, hosted by Leanne Morgan, aims to find the next It's a Southern Thing star. Here's the deal: We're looking for gifted Southerners who want to show off their special abilities. Aside from their significance to the local residents of the area, these festivities also serve as serious attractions for local and foreign tourists alike. (Sorry y'all, but no musical performances.) The combination of its unique history and the fact that many Southerners maintain—and even nurture—an identity separate from the rest of the country has led to its being the most studied and written-about region of the U.S. Southern Identity and the Southern Tradition. One of the beautiful and fast-advancing provinces in the Visayas region, Leyte is famous for its various historic, vibrant, and highly entertaining festivals. We're sharing our favorite Southern traditions! In the popular imagination the South is viewed as a region typified by racism, poverty, and ignorance save a few special islands, such as Chapel Hill and Charlotte, which lay in the … And we've got so many traditions and customs, too many to count! Palo, Leyte was declared in the Diocesan Synod of 1910 as a center of faith and religiousity in Eastern Visayas. Southern culture is strong, y'all! LEYTE ISLANDS PHILIPPINES Festivals of Leyte. The people of Leyte are divided into two main groups, primarily by language. Share on Facebook Tweet it Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Pin it Share on Reddit Share on StumbleUpon Email this Print. People and Culture of Leyte. The culture of the Southern United States, or Southern culture, is a subculture of the United States. In the west and south are the Cebuanos also known as "Kana" or "Bisaya", while in the north and east are the Waray-Waray.