PETA 2 - UCSP

INTANGIBLE CULTURES
Explore the Culture
Pabasa, Pasyon (Oral Traditions) and Traditions in
Pabasa ng Pasyon is still quite a tradition for
many Malolenos that is practiced during the
Lenten season. It is a popular Catholic devotion
that involves the continuous recitation of the
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Pasyon, an early 16th-century epic poem that

MALOLOS, BULACAN
describes the life, affliction, death, and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Procession (Rituals)
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In Christian nations, particularly those with a
Catholic culture, a Holy Week procession is a
Reynoso, Yves Christian M.
public ritual march of clergy and penitents that 12 - STEM J
happens throughout Holy Week. This kind of
procession also happens in the city of Malolos, Submitted to:
Bulacan, and occurs in different barangays. Mr. Leemarc Viray

TAKEAWAYS

As we are able to explore throughout the culture

and tradition of Malolos, one thing that we must
instill in our minds is that we learn to accept and
respect their beliefs despite the differences we
have in every community. Having a holistic
perspective and understanding allows us to have
a bigger picture regarding the practices that are
imprinted in the city of Malolos.
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THE CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN
At the end of the 19th century, Malolos, Bulacan,
Philippines, served as the center of Philippine
nationalism and nation-building. The 1898
constitutional convention was held in the town
(now a city), and the first Philippine Republic
was founded in Malolos at the Barasoain
Church's sanctuary.
TANGIBLE CULTURES
Ensaymada (Food)
One of the most popular bread delicacies in
Malolos is their traditional "ensaymada,” which
was brought and introduced to us by the friar
Augustinian Spanish missionaries from Mallorca,
Spain. It is a freshly baked sandwich topped with
a salted duck egg, butter, and lots of cheese and
sugar that comes from soft bread.
Intangible
CULTURES
Barasoain Church (Place)
Another historical landmark and considered the
cultural heritage of Malolos is the Barasoain
Church, which has been the symbol of history
and faith for almost four centuries. Also, this is
where the first Philippine Republic was signed
and enacted on January 23, 1899.
Singkaban Festival (Festival)
Citang’s Kakanin (Food)
Every year on September 15th, the province of
The favorite merienda spot in the city was Bulacan, Philippines, celebrates the Singkaban
established in 1970 by Teresita “Citang” Ignacio. Festival. This week-long festival, which draws to
Along with her husband and kids, Aling Citang a culmination on the anniversary of the
used to sell kakanin (rice cakes). The perfect beginning of the Malolos Congress in 1898, is
serving merienda comes fr a variety of kakanin regarded as the mother of all fiestas in the
such as sapin-sapin, kutsinta, biko, and many province.
more.