Are cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture usually done in honor ofa Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest. WHAT IS THE NATURE OF FESTIVALDANCES? •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 origin. 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 DOINGFESTIVALS •Festivals have been a consistent crowd-producing activity leading to up-liftment of a community’s economy due to its tourism and entertainment value. 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 OFFESTIVAL PLACE OF ORIGIN RELIGIOUS FIGURE MONTH CELEBRATED Sinulog Festival Cebu City Sto.Nino January
Dinagyang Festival Iloilo City Sto. Nino January
Ati-atihan Kalibo, Aklan Sto. Nino January
Penafrancia Bicol Virgin Mary September
Higantes Festival Angono, Rizal Saint Clement November
Longanisa Festival Vigan City, Ilocos Sur Saint Paul January
Passi City, Iloilo Kinabayo Festival Dapitan City James the Great July
Pintados de Pasi Sto Nino March
Pattarradday Santiago City Senor San Tiago May
Sangayaw Festival Tacloban City Sto. Nino July
NAME OF FESTIVAL PLACE OF ORIGIN INDUSTRY MONTH CELEBRATED Bangus Dagupan, Pangasinan Milkfish Industry April to May Bambanti Isabela Scarecrow January Mammangui Iligan Corn Industry May Mango Iba, Zambales Mango Industry April Panagbenga Baguio Flower Industry February Ibon Ebon Pampanga Migratory Birds Egg February Industry Masskara Bacolod City Mask (Sugar October Industry) T’nalak South Cotabato Tinalak Cloth July Weaving Ammungan Nueva Vizcaya Tribal Industries May Binatbatan Vigan, Ilocos Sur Weaving Industry May SOME FAMOUS RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS SINULOG FESTIVAL A Religious Festival in honor of Sto. Nino held around January in Cebu City. DINAGYANG FESTIVAL A Religious Festival in honor of Sto. Nino held around January in Iloilo City. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL - A Religious Festival in honor of Sto. Nino held around January in Kalibo, Aklan. SOME FAMOUS SECULAR FESTIVALS A Non- Religious BANGUS FESTIVAL Festival in honor of the thanks-giving & bountiful harvest of Bangus held around April to May in Dagupan, Pangasinan. A Non- Religious PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL Festival in honor of the thanks-giving & bountiful harvest of Flowers held around April to May in Baguio City. A Non- Religious BINATBATAN FESTIVAL Festival in honor 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?