DEVELOPED BY SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SOUTH COTABATO

Name:________________________________________GradeandSection:___7___Score:________
School______________________________Teacher:_____________________Subject: __ARTS___
LAS Writer: WENNA J. BIBANCO__________________________________________________
Content Editors: KRISTINE MARIE S. OLIVAR JERRY QUEDA ELENA EBORDE____________
Lesson Topic:History of Festival and Peoples’ Participation ________Quarter 4 Week 7, LAS #2
Learning Target/s: Research the history of festival and theatrical composition and describe how
people participate and contribute to the event.
Reference(s): Lourdes R. Siobal, Music and Arts - Grade 7, Learner’s Materials,pp 252-268.
Content
Festival is a community event celebrating unique aspects of that community and its tradition,
often serving to meet specific religious purposes. A festival is a special occasion of feasting or
celebration, usually with a religious focus. Philippines is the home to rich, colorful and lively festivals,
dubbed as the “Fiesta Island of the Pacific”. Filipinos have various ways of celebrating life’s
abundance which are clear expressions of their religiosity and strong faith in their creator. How does
the townspeople participate and contribute to the event?

Example
 Pahiyas – the townspeople prepare many things for this festival, among them is thekipling-
leaf-shapedand multi-colored rice-paste wafers used to decorate their houses.
 Obando fertility rites – the townsfolks dress in traditional costumes, dance and sing in the
town’s streets to honor and beseech Obando’s three patron saints.
 Moriones– they worn their Morionescostumes everyday during a week-long festival. Morion
means “mask” or “visor” that covers the face, which is part of the medieval armor worn in
biblical times.
 Ati-Atihan–famous for being the wildest among the Filipino fiestas. It is very similar to the
carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. People partake by painting their faces in many
different ways and designs and dress in creative and outstanding costumes.
 Sinulog – the participants are decked in brightly colored costumes while dancing to the music
of drums. Some dressed as angels and other martyr, made out of the most ornate materials.
 Dinagyang- “dagyang” means to ‘to make happy’, that is why colorful costumes and
headdresses are made to represent this celebration. Warriors are dressed in colorful Aeta
costumes and are made to dance rhythmically and perform various formation.
 Panagbenga – they beautifully arranged flowers on floats and showcased in parade. Street
dancers dressed in flower-inspired costume.
 Masskara–performers used colorful costumes and masks.
 Kadayawan – the streets are adorned with local fruits, vegetables and other harvests, while
people dance with abandon for several days.

Activity 1
Complete the table. Write the example of festival and describe what makes that certain festival
popular.
Festival What makes them popular
1. Masskara Mask
2.
3.
4.
5.

Activity 2
Imagine yourself attending and participating in one of the festivals. What festival would you
want to be part of and why?(5 points)