Festival dances are cultural dances performed by communities to celebrate important events like religious holidays or harvest seasons, and can be either religious or secular in nature. Filipinos hold festivals primarily to celebrate their cultural unity and diversity as well as their agricultural prosperity. These festivals benefit communities by boosting local economies through tourism and promoting a shared cultural identity.
Festival dances are cultural dances performed by communities to celebrate important events like religious holidays or harvest seasons, and can be either religious or secular in nature. Filipinos hold festivals primarily to celebrate their cultural unity and diversity as well as their agricultural prosperity. These festivals benefit communities by boosting local economies through tourism and promoting a shared cultural identity.
Festival dances are cultural dances performed by communities to celebrate important events like religious holidays or harvest seasons, and can be either religious or secular in nature. Filipinos hold festivals primarily to celebrate their cultural unity and diversity as well as their agricultural prosperity. These festivals benefit communities by boosting local economies through tourism and promoting a shared cultural identity.
Festival dances are cultural dances performed by communities to celebrate important events like religious holidays or harvest seasons, and can be either religious or secular in nature. Filipinos hold festivals primarily to celebrate their cultural unity and diversity as well as their agricultural prosperity. These festivals benefit communities by boosting local economies through tourism and promoting a shared cultural identity.
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FESTIVAL
WHAT ARE 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. WHAT IS THE NATURE OF FESTIVAL •DANCES? Festival dances may be: Religious Secular or Non- Religious Festival dances draw peoples culture by portraying the people’s way of life through movements, costumes and implements inherent to their place of WHY DO FILIPINOS DO FESTIVALS? •Filipinos do festivals primarily to celebrate •We celebrate our unity amidst the diversity of cultures and; •We celebrate our industry bringing about a bountiful harvest. OTHER BENEFITS FROM DOING FESTIVALS •Festivals have been a consistent crowd-producing activity leading to up-liftment of a community’s economy due to its tourism and entertainment It attracts foreign and domestic tourists to visit a place eventually leading to the elevation of the Filipino’s quality life. FESTIVAL DANCES ARE A REFLECTION OF THE UNITY OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY NAME OF PLACE OF RELIGIOUS FIGURE MONTH FESTIVAL ORIGIN CELEBRATED Sinulog Cebu Sto.Nin Januar Festival City o y Dinagyang Iloilo Sto. Januar Festival City Nino y Ati- Kalibo, Sto. Januar atihan Aklan Nino y Penafranci Bicol Virgin Septembe a Mary r Higantes Angono, Saint Novembe Festival Rizal Clement r Longanisa Festival Vigan City, Ilocos Saint Januar Sur Paul y Kinabayo Dapitan James the Jul Festival City Great y Pintados de Passi City, Sto Marc Pasi Iloilo Nino h Pattarradday Santiago Senor San Ma City Tiago y Sangayaw Festival Tacloban Sto. Jul NAME OF FESTIVAL PLACE OF INDUSTR MONTH ORIGIN Y CELEBRATE Bangus Dagupan, Pangasinan Milkfish Industry DApril to
Bambanti Isabela Scarecro May
Januar Mammangui Iligan w Corn y Ma
Mango Iba, Industry
Mango Industry y April Panagbenga Zambales Baguio Flower Industry February Ibon Pampanga Migratory Birds Egg February Ebon Industry Masskara Bacolod City Mask (Sugar Octobe Industry) r T’nalak South Tinalak Cloth Jul Cotabato Weaving y Ammungan Nueva Tribal Industries Ma Binatbata Vizcaya Vigan, Ilocos Weaving Industry yMa SOME FAMOUS RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS SINULOG A Religious Festival in FESTIVAL honor of Sto. Nino held around January in Cebu City. DINAGYANG A Religious FESTIVAL Festival in honor of Sto. Nino held around January in Iloilo City. ATI-ATIHAN -A FESTIVAL Religious Festival in honor of Sto. Nino held around January in Kalibo, Aklan. PEÑAFRANCIA -A Religious Festival in honor of Virgin Mary held around September in Bicol or Naga HIGANTES FESTIVAL -A Religious Festival in honor of Saint Clement held around November in Agono, Rizal LONGGANISA FESTIVAL -A Religious Festival in honor of Saint Paul held around January in Vigan City KINABAYO FESTIVAL -A Religious Festival in honor of James the Great held around July in Dapitan PINTADOS DE PASI -A Religious Festival in honor of Sto. Niño held around March in Passi City, PATTARADDAY -A Religious Festival in honor of Señor Santiago held around May in Santiago SANGYAW FESTIVAL -A Religious Festival in honor of Sto. Niño held around July in Tacloban City SOME FAMOUS SECULAR FESTIVALS A Non- Religious BANGUS Festival in honor of FESTIVAL the thanks-giving & bountiful harvest of Bangus held around April to May in Dagupan, Pangasinan. A Non- Religious PANAGBENGA Festival in honor of FESTIVAL the thanks-giving & bountiful harvest of Flowers held around April to May in Baguio City. A Non- Religious BAMBANTI FESTIVAL Festival in honor of the thanks- giving , Scarecrow – Farming Industry held around January in Isabela A Non- Religious MAMANGUI FESTIVAL Festival in honor of the thanks- giving & celebration of peoples’ Corn Industry held around May in Iligan City A Non- Religious MANGO FESTIVAL Festival in honor of the thanks- giving & celebration of peoples’ Mango Industry held around April in Iba, Zambales. A Non- Religious IBON EBON FESTIVAL Festival in honor of the thanks- giving & celebration of peoples’ Migratory Birds Egg Industry held around February in A Non- Religious MASSKARA FESTIVAL Festival in honor of the thanks- giving & celebration of peoples’ Sugar Industry held around October in Bacolod City. A Non- Religious T’NALAK Festival in honor of the thanks- giving & celebration of peoples’ Tinalak Cloth Weaving Industry held around July in A Non- Religious AMMUNGAN FESTIVAL Festival in honor of the thanks- giving & celebration of peoples’ Gathering of Tribal Industry held around May in Nueva Viscaya. A Non- Religious BINATBATAN Festival in honor FESTIVAL of the thanks- giving & celebration of peoples’ Weaving Industry held around May in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. GUIDE QUESTIONS 1.What are festival dances? ;) 2.What are the two types of Festival Dances? 3.Why do you think Festivals are important to our lives as Filipino Citizens?