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PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Handouts 9
3 QUARTER – WEEK 5-
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NAME:

GRADE & SECTION: TEACHER: MRS. KATHY G. FABRO

Learning Competencies

a.Be familiar with the different festival dances in the Philippines;

b. Perform physical activity through festival dancing steps; and

c. Show appreciation of one’ s culture and tradition through festival dancing.

“Festival Dances”
Discussion
Festival dances are cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion
instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture usually done in
honor of a Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest.
They may be religious or secular in nature but the best thing about festivals is
that they add to the merry-making and festivities where they are celebrated, the
reason why they are called festival dances after all. Festival dances draw the
people’s culture by portraying the people’s ways of life through movements,
costumes and implements inherent to their place of origin.

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Famous Festivals in the Country

*Sinulog of Cebu *Masskara of Bacolod City
*Dinagyang of Iloilo * Bambanti of Isabela
*Ati-atihan of Kalibo, Aklan * Kadayawan of Davao
*Buyogan and Lingayan of Leyte *Bangus of Dagupan
*T’nalak of South Cotabato

 Filipinos do festivals primarily to celebrate unity amidst diversity of

cultures. The value of industry and hardwork that brings about bountiful
yield is also one of the reasons of the celebration.
 Whatever festival we celebrate, be it done to honor a religious icon or
celebrate our industry. Festival dances articulate the unity of the
Filipinos that amidst economic, social, environmental, cultural and
political challenges remain resilient.

Religious and Secular Festivals

As mentioned earlier, festivals may either be religious, in honor of a certain
religious icon or secular or non-religious, in thanksgiving or celebration of people’s
industry and bountiful harvest. The following are some of the said festivals:

Religious Festival

SINULOG = The Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival is an annual cultural and

FESTIVAL religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu
City, and is the centre of the Santo Niño Catholic celebrations
in the Philippines.

DINAGYANNG = The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural

FESTIVAL festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the 4th Sunday of
January, or right after the Sinulog in Cebu and the Ati-Atihan
Festival in Kalibo, Aklan.

ATI-ATIHAN = The Ati-Atihan Festival is a Philippine festival held

FESTIVAL annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Holy Child or
Infant Jesus) in several towns of the province of Aklan, Panay
Island. The biggest celebration is held during the third Sunday of January in the town
of Kalibo, the province’s capital. The name Ati-Atihan means "to imitate Ati", the local
name of the Aeta people, the first settlers of Panay Island and other parts of the
archipelago.

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PENAFRANCIA = The feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia is celebrated on the

FESTIVAL third Saturday of September in Naga City, Bicol. The feast
day is preceded by a novena, nine days of prayer, in honor of
the Virgin. On the first day, the image of the Virgin, a copy of
the Madonna in Peñafrancia, Spain, is brought from its shrine to the Naga Cathedral
where the novena is held.

HIGANTES = Higantes Festival is celebrated every 22 and 23 November

FESTIVAL in the city of Angono, Province of Rizal in the Philippines to
honor San Clemente, the patron saint of fishermen. The
festival features a parade of hundreds of higantes, papier-mâché giants.

LONGGANISA = The Festival, which will be held until Jan. 27, corresponds
FESTIVAL with the commemoration festivity of Vigan's cityhood and its
yearly celebration out of appreciation for St. Paul. The road
moving rivalry will include 13 taking part groups from the
distinctive regions in Ilocos Region and each group will contend in three classes.

KINABAYO
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= Every July 24 the City of Dapitan celebrate the Kinabayo Festival. Kinabayo is
an exotic and colorful pageant re-enacting the Spanish-Moorish wars,
particularly the Battle of Covadonga.

PINTADOS DE = The Pintados de Pasi is held during the third week of

PASSI FESTIVAL March, and the festival is celebrated annually at the beautiful
and progressive town of Passi in the province of Iloilo.

PATTARRADDAY = “Pattaradday” or unity, the Balamban festival, which means

FESTIVAL butterfly, is a cultural dance of lowland Christians that
originated in Santiago City. It is held during the first week of
the month of May.

SANGYAW = Sangyaw Festival is a religious and socio-cultural event in

FESTIVAL the Philippines. It was revived in 2008 by the city government
of Tacloban, Philippines. Sangyaw means "to herald news"
in Waray language. It was held a day before the city fiesta.

SECULAR/ NON-RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL

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BANGUS = The Bangus festival is celebrated in the city of Dagupan

FESTIVAL annually. The celebrations are centered on the appreciation
of the city’s rich milkfish aquaculture production. Other
subsidiary things highlighted in the event include trade fairs, selected sports events,
and street parties. The annual event is held on the 14th day of April.

BAMBANTI = Bambanti Festival makes a colorful splash in the province

FESTIVAL of Isabela in Region 2 as a celebration of her bounty, the
resiliency, strength and resoluteness of her people despite
adversity and determination in its bid to become the premier
agro-industrial hub in the Pacific. The Bambanti Festival used to be celebrated
every May, as part of Isabela Day, starting in 1997.

MAMANGUI = Mammangi Festival celebrated amid the most recent

FESTIVAL seven day stretch of May; a Ybanag word meaning the reap
or planting of corn in City of Illagan .

MANGO =The festival is held to celebrate bountiful harvest

FESTIVAL of mangoes in the provinces. Mangoes cultivated in
Zambales particularly the Dinamulag. This festival is held for
the month of April.

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PANAGBENGA = Panagbenga Festival (transl. Flower Festival) is a month-

FESTIVAL long annual flower occasion occurring in Baguio City. The
term is of Kankanaey origin, meaning "season of
blooming".The festival, held in February.

IBON EBON = Ibon-Ebon festival, also called “Birds and Eggs Festival,” is
FESTIVAL a celebration held during the first and second days of
February in Candaba, Pampanga. It was first celebrated on
February 1 and 2 in 1998 and has been running successfully
up to now. This festival is also a celebration for another year of bountiful harvest.

MASSKARA = The term Masskara is coined from two words: mass,

FESTIVAL meaning crowd, and the Spanish word cara, for face; thus the
double meaning for "mask" and "many faces". It is held
during the month of October.

T’NALAK = T'nalak Festival, also known as Tinalak Festival, is a festival

FESTIVAL held to celebrate the anniversary of South Cotabato and
is observed every July. The festival's unique name is
attributed

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to a popular piece of colorful cloth woven by the local T'boli women (T'boli is a tribe
in the region).

AMMUNGAN = The Festival, to be held from May 21 to

FESTIVAL 25, is an annual array of weeklong
festivities in the province where Novo
Vizcayanos from all walks of life will
commemorate the province's founding anniversary on May24.

BINATBATAN = Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the

FESTIVAL Arts celebrated from the last week of
April to the first week of May was
originally the Feast of the Natives that
began on May 3, 1883, according to the writings of Damaso
King, a well-known Vigan historian.

Here is a short overview of the Festivals in the Philippines:

Name of Festival Place of Origin Industry Month Celebrated

Bangus Dagupan, Milkfish Industry April to May
Pangasinan
Bambanti Isabela Scarecrow January
Manmangui Iligan Corn Industry May
Mango Iba,Zambales Mango Industry April
Panagbenga Baguio Flower Industry February
Ibon Ebon Pampanga Migratory Birds February
Egg Industry
Masskara Bacolod Mask(Sugar October

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Industry)
‘T’nalak South Cotabato Tinalak Cloth July
Weaving
Ammungan Nueva Viscaya Tribal Industries May
Binatbatan Vigan City, Ilocos Weaving Industry May
Sur

Name of Festival Place of Origin Religious Figure Month Celebrated

Sinulog Cebu City Sto. Nino January
Dinagyang Iloilo City Sto. Nino January
Ati-atihan Kalibo, Aklan Sto. Nino January
Penafrancia Bicol Virgin Mary September
Higantes Angono, Rizal Saint Clement November
Longanisa Vigan City, Ilocos Saint Paul January
Sur
Kinabayo Dapitan City James the Great July
Pintados de Pasi Passi City, Iloilo Sto. Nino March
Pattarradday Santiago City Senor San Tiago May
Sangayaw Tacloban City Sto. Nino July

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NAME:
GRADE/SECTION:

ACTIVITY 1: MATCH ME: Direction: Read the statements carefully and match
column A to B. Column A are the common festivals while in column B are the
definitions. Write the correct answers using your activity/quiz notebook.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

A. Celebrating on The third Saturday of

1. Peñafrancia
September in Naga City, Bicol.

B. This festival is celebrating in the city

2. Pintados de Passi of Dagupan annually.

C. This is a Philippine festival held

3. Bangus Festival annually in January in honor of the Santo
Niño .

4. Binatbatan Festival D. The festival is celebrated annually at

the beautiful and progressive town.
E. The arts celebrated from the last week
5. Ati-Atihan Festival of April to the first week of May was
originally the Feast of the Natives.

II. ESSAY : Write your opinion and reflect based from the given question below in
your activity notebook
1.What are festival dances? (3pts)
2.What are the two types of Festival Dances? (2pts)
3.Why do you think Festivals are important to our lives as Filipino Citizens?
(5pts)

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