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ITANAHITA
RIOMONES
REFLITITY
ULOGNIS
YIHAPAS
AGNIDGNAY
NAGPANGABE
ARAKSSMA
MULANKAA
AAAAKDYWN
 Religious and
Regional Festivals in
the Philippines
 A festival is a celebration that focuses on the
characteristics of a community, its dominant religious
belief, cultures, and significant practices which are
seen to be worth commemorating. These take place all
across the Philippines, all year round. Most of them are
even celebrated for weeks or entire months.
 There are two types of festivals: the religious and
regional/cultural. Religious festivals are celebrated in
honor of a saint or any commemoration of religious
practices regardless of religious denominations and sects.
On the other hand, cultural festivals are celebrations of
thanksgiving that focus on aspects of tradition and
heritage.
 “Religious and Non-
religious/cultural festivals”
PAHIYAS FESTIVAL is celebrated every May
15. is a colorful and vibrant thanksgiving
festival held annually at Lucban, Quezon to
honor San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of
farmers, laborers and agricultural workers.
 During this time, families design their
houses with their harvest and the colorful
“kiping” a leaf- shaped wafer made from
glutinous rice.
MORIONES FESTIVAL portrays the suffering of
Christ and the story of Saint Longinus who
plunged a spear into the crucified body of Jesus. It
is celebrated every Lenten season in Marinduque
and in some places in Mindoro.
The participant of this event, both men and women wear
colorful Morion attire and masks which portray faces of
the Roman soldiers. They march along the town as an
attempt to reenact the scene of the Roman soldiers
searching for Longinus, as well as some scenes about the
Passion (the final period in the life of the Christ).
 FERTILITY DANCE is a three-day
celebration which lasts from May 17-19 in
Obando, Bulacan and it involves different
dance rituals that are meant to honor three
patron saints.
Couples –especially those who struggle with
infertility—dance and pray with the hopes of
bearing children, and they offer thanksgiving
for a bountiful harvest.
Couples who want a male child offer dances
to San Pascual de Baylon on May 17, while
couples who want a female child offer
dances to Sta. Clara the day after.
ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL is is celebrated
every third Sunday of January in Kalibo,
Aklan to honor the Sto. Niño. It is also
known as the “Mother of all Philippine
Festivals”
 Street dancers dress in vibrant, colorful
costumes with blackened faces. The festival
name means “to be like the Atis”, or the
native Aetas, who are naturally dark-skinned.
SINULOG FESTIVAL is the grandest festival of Cebu
celebrated every third Sunday of January to honor the
Señor Sto. Niño. Famous for its two-steps-forward and
one-step-backward dance. Sinulog is derived from the
word sulog which means “like the movement of water
currents”.
DINAGYANG FESTIVAL is celebrated in Iloilo every
fourth Sunday of January. The name of the festival
comes from the Ilonggo term “dagyang” which means
“merry-making”. This is held in honor of Sto. Niño
wherein the participants shouted “Viva Señor Santo
Niño” and dramatized an act of offerings and prayer.
 SANTA CRUZAN is a religious- historical festival
held every month of May. It commemorates the search
of the Holy cross by Queen Helena –a saint who re-
establised Christianity in Jerusalem, and her son
Constantine the Great, the first emperor who followed
Christian practices.
 It is celebrated in many places across the
country. Participants parade the streets
wearing their beautiful and colorful gowns
like as though they were joining a
pilgrimage.
 PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL is the month-long
annual celebration is a tribute to the vibrant and
beautiful flowers in Baguio City, which is otherwise
known as “the summer capital of the Philippines”.
This is celebrated every February.
 MASSKARA FESTIVAL is held in the “City of
Smiles”, Bacolod City. This celebrated every fourth
Sunday of October. It comes from the English word
“mass” which means “large crowd” and a Spanish
word, ‘’cara’’, which means “face”.
 Colorful costumes and smiling masks are worn by
the participants during the dance. It also symbolizes
the character of Negrenses (or natives of Negros):
that even when there are challenges to overcome,
they maintain a positive attitude.
 KAAMULAN FESTIVAL is an ethnic festival that
showcases the unique indigenous cultures of Bukidnon,
specifically that of the seven tribal groups: Matigsalug,
Tigwahanun, Higaunu, Umayamnun, Manobo, Bukidnon
and Talaandig. It is a three-day gathering in Bukidnon
which begins on the second week of February until the
10th of March.
KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL is one of thanksgiving for
the gifts of nature and the wealth of culture. It is a
colorful celebration of Davao which is celebrated every
third week of August. It comes from the word
“Madayaw” a friendly greeting of Dabawenyos
meaning “good, valuable, greater and beautiful.”
Learning Activity
Poster Making
 Create a meaningful poster that promotes the
beauty of festivals all across the different regions
in the Philippines. Provide a short description
about the poster you will going to create.
Optional Materials: bond paper or illustration
board, pencil, ballpen, crayons, oil pastel,
water color, and others.
 Quiz
Multiple Choices
Directions: Read each statement or question
below carefully and choose the letter of the
correct answer. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Moriones Festival: Marinduque;
: Baguio

a. Kadayawan Festival
b. Dinagyang Festival
c. Panagbenga Festival
d. Pahiyas Festival
2. : Aklan;
Sinulog Festival: Cebu

a. Ati-atihan Festival
b. Masskara Festival
c. Kaamulan Festival
d. Dinagyang Festival
3. Pahiyas Festival: ;
Ati-atihan Festival: Sto. Niño

a. Jesus Christ
b. San Pascual de Baylon
c. Sta. Clara
d. San Isidro Labrador
4. Kaamulan Festival: Bukidnon;
Kadayawan Festival:

a) Obando, Bulacan
b) Davao
c) Iloilo
d) Bacolod
5. Sinulog Festival: third Sunday of January;
Dinagyang Festival:

a) second week of February

b) fourth Sunday of January
c) fourth Sunday of October
d) last day of Flores de Mayo
6. It is a festival which involves different dance
rituals in honor of the three patron saints.

a) Pahiyas Festival
b) Dinagyang Festival
c) Fertility Dance
d) Kaamulan Festival
7. Which of the following is known as the Mother
of all Philippine Festivals?

a) Masskara Festival
b) Kaamulan Festival
c) Sinulog Festival
d) Ati-atihan Festival
 8. In this festival, maidens parade through the streets,
wearing their beautiful and colorful gowns as they reenact
a pilgrimage in search of the cross.

a) Santa Cruzan
b) Fertility Dance
c) Panagbenga Festival
d) Moriones Festival
9. Which festival symbolizes the characteristics of
Negrenses?

a) Kaamulan Festival
b) Masskara Festival
c) Pahiyas Festival
d) Kadayawan Festival
10. Which festival portrays the suffering of Christ and
the story of Saint Longinus?

a) Fertility Dance
b) Sinulog Festival
c) Ati-atihan Festival
d) Moriones Festival
11. If a couple were to pray for a male child, to
which saint should they offer a fertility dance?

a) Sta. Clara
b) Our Lady of Salambaw
c) San Pascual de Baylon
d) San Isidro Labrador
12. The following festivals are examples of
religious festivals, except

a) Panagbenga Festival
b) Sta. Cruzan
c) Pahiyas Festival
d) Moriones festival
13. Which of the following festivals does not
belong to the group?

a) Kaamulan Festival
b) Kadayawan Festival
c) Dinagyang Festival
d) Masskara Festival
 14. Josh’s group has been asked to perform the festival of
Kalibo, Aklan. Which of the following symbols should they
consider wearing/bringing?

a) Masskara
b) Sto Niño
c) Flower
d) Gown
15. Why are festivals celebrated in many places in the Philippines?

a) These are organized to entertain the tourists in our country.

b) They are simply opportunities to showcase the talents of every
Filipino.
c) They are intended to celebrate the characteristics of each
community’s religious beliefs and cultures.
d) They are designed to boost the tourism industry of our country.
 Assignment
Tell Me Three Things
About...
 Direction: Describe each festival in three
words and give the name of each festival
based on the picture provided. Submit your
output to your teacher next meeting.
Thank You!!