Arts 7 Q4 Reviewer

Religious Festival
- Dubbed as “Fiesta Island of the Pacific” the Philippines.
- are clear expressions of religiosity.
- Fiesta is part and bundle of the Filipino culture.
- Each city and barrio has at least one local festival of its own usually feast day of its patron saint.
- The most elaborate festival of all is Christmas

A. Pahiyas Festival
- celebrated every 15th of May.
-An extravagant and colorful affair in the quiet town of Lucban, held in honor of San Isidro Labrador and is the
farmers’ thanksgiving for a rich and bountiful harvest
Kipling – leaf-shaped, multicolored rice paste wafers used to decorate their houses along with fruits vegetables and
flowers.

B. Obando Fertility Rate

- dance ritual and Catholic festival
- every May in Obando, Bulacan
- a festival and prayerful appeal for devotees
- Couples who are childless can take this to appeal for heavenly intercession
- Three patron saints: San Pascual, Santa Clara and Our lady of Salambao

C. Moriones Festival
- Colorful folk religious festival during holy week in the island of Marinduque. A reenactment of the story of Saint
Longinus. Morions wear their costumes for an entire week. Morion means “mask” or “visor”.

D. Ati-atihan Festival
-Festival in honor of Santo Nino and is celebrated by rejoicing and energetic merriment on the streets.
-The name means make believe and also named after the Ati an indigenous natives of the island.
-The festival is held on the 3rd week of January.
-The highlight of the festival is the native dance competition that runs or several days throughout the festival.

E. Sinulog Festival
The native dance of sinulog commemorates the acceptance of the Filipino people of Christianity to replace their
belief of animalism.
-The word sulog means river current which pertains to the dance steps being similar to river’s push and pull current
-The main highlight of the festival is the grand street parade that lasts almost a whole day here the sinulog
participants are dressed in brightly colored costumes usually similar to the Sto. Nino’s display.

F. Dinagyang Festival
-A showcase of the rich heritage, colorful history, passionate devotion and fun-loving spirit of the Ilonggo people.
-A thanks giving celebration in honor of Senyor Santo Nino, the child of Jesus.
-The root word Dagyang means “to make happy” that’s the colorful costumes and headdresses are made to represent
this celebration full of joy and wonder and to create happy memories for all who participating and watching

G. Santacruzan Festival
-One of the most popular and biggest celebrations in the month of May
-It means “Flower in May” celebrated with flower offerings for Blessed Virgin Mary in Catholic churches.

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Non-Religious Festival
- focus on the cultural heritage aspect
- are celebrated with enthusiasm and passion.

A. Panagbenga Festival
-Held in Baguio, its English name is “the blooming Flowers Festivals which means “season of blooming”
-It’s the annual celebration of the a tribute to the cities beautifully grown flowers and is celebrated in the month of
February
-The most featured in this celebration are the beautifully arranged flowers atop floats and are showcased in a parade.
The festival also includes street dancing presented by dancers dressed in flower-inspired costumes
B. Masskara Festival
-From the combination of the English word mass (people) and Spanish word kara (which means face)
-It is celebrated every third weekend of October or on the closest weekend to October 19.
-It dramatizes the steadfast character of Negrenses and symbolizes what the city of Smiles Bacolod City do best
putting on a smiling face even when faced with challenges.
-Displays colorful artistry in costumes and mask and through the dance performances of the participant.

C. Kaamulan Festival
-An ethnic festival that celebrates the customs and traditions of the seven tribal groups that originally inhabited the
Bukidnon Region.
-Showcases the unique indigenous culture through integrating different activities of several sectors and using them
into one creating a unique and wonderful celebration in ethnic fashion.
-They celebrate this festival by telling stories reliving ancient rituals playing and listening to ethnic music and doing
traditional dances.

D. Kadayawan Festival
-Celebrated in Davao City in the month of August, is a festival of thanksgiving for the gifts of nature the wealth of
culture and the bounties of harvest and serenity of living that is derived from the Dabawenyong word “madayaw” or
good valuable and superior in English.
-The Festival is honored by displaying various farming implements and crops

REPRESENTATIVE PHILIPPINE THEATRICAL FORMS

Dr. Jose Rizzal

- national hero in the year 1898
- staged the play entitled “Carillo”

A. Shadow Puppetry
-Or shadow play is an ancient art form that uses flat expressed figures to produce cut- out figure which are held
together by sticks and sometimes thread to create movement which are shown behind thin layer of cloth or screen
and a light source to create the shadows.

Carillo
- shadow play was made of cardboard figures projected on a white screen. The manipulator supply action and the
dialogue

B. Comedia
-Comes from 16th century Spanish comedia (play). It is one of the colorful theatrical traditions in the Philippines
used by the Spanish as a method to spread Christianity. This theatrical form describes the conflicts of Christians and
Muslims.

There are two types of Komedya:

I. Secular Komedya
-An example of secular komedya popularized in the 1600’s is the “Moro-moro”, that use stories that revolve around
kings, queens, princes, princesses, animals, and supernatural beings. Most of the time, it portrays the clash between
Christians and Filipino Muslims.

II. Religious Komedya

-Mostly performed to enhance religious festivities. It focuses on the life of religious icons (Jesus Christ, St. Michael,
and other patron saints.) Examples are Siete Palabras, Comedia de San Miguel and Senakulo; the Lenten
presentation of the Passion of Christ.

C. Zarzuela or Sarswela
-Is an art form of lyric theater drama, comical in nature and it is incorporated with singing, dancing, and dialogue. It
is a play in prose. Zarzuela originated from Spain and was made popular in the Philippines in the 1800’s.
-It portrays the typical Filipino realities which viewers can relate in their lives such as elections and feasts, marriage
and family, vices, and values. Walang Sugat is one of the most famous Zarzuela in the country.

Ex: Mula Sa Buwan at Paglayang Minamahal

D. Dance Drama – a drama that is performed through dance movements frequently with dialogue or sometimes
even singing