Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

1. Discuss the origin and culture background of selected Philippine Festivals.

2. Perform the basic movements of a selected Philippine Festival and;

3. Value the importance of Festivals in Filipino culture.

Learning Contents
A. Topic: Philippine Festivals

B. Sub-Topic: Sublian, Ati-atihan and Sinulog Festival

C. References: K-12 Curriculum Guide 2016 MAPEH 7,

Wikipedia and MAPEH for You and Me.

D. Instructional Materials: PowerPoint presentation, laptop,

projector
Two Types of Festival in the Philippines:

1. Religious Festival

2. Non-Religious Festival
Religious Festivals
- is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that
religion.
Ex. Pahiyas, Fertility Dance, Moriones, Ati-atihan, Sinulog, Dinagyang
and Santacruzan.

Non-Religious Festivals
- These festivals focus on the cultural and heritage aspect of
our country , and are celebrated with enthusiasm and passion.
Ex. Panagbengga, Maskara, Kaamulan, Kadayawan.
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

1. Discuss the origin and culture background of selected Philippine

Festivals.

2. Perform the basic movements of a selected Philippine Festival and;

3. Value the importance of Festivals in Filipino culture.

What is FESTIVAL?
Festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community
and centering on some beliefs and its religion or traditions.
An organized set of special events, such as musical
performances or plays, usually happening in one place, or
a special day or period, usually in memory of a religious
event, with its own social activities, food, or ceremonie
a gathering of people to celebrate something.
SUBLIAN FESTIVAL
The highlight of the two-week long festival is the Subli
dance, a worship dance of the Holy Cross.

Sublian came from the word subli, a combination of the

words subsub, a Tagalog word, which means falling on
the head,or being in a crouching position; and bali, a
Tagalog word, which means broken or bent.
Sublian is a festival celebrated in Batangas City every July
23 in honor of the town patrons: the Holy Cross
ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
 The Ati-atihan festival is very lively, colorful and it is a weeklong
fiesta. It is a feast held annually in honor of Sto. Nino in the island
of Kalibo, Aklan.

 This is a celebration in honor of the Infant Jesus, the town's

patron. Ati-Atihan, observed in honor of the Child Jesus. Ati-atihan
means 'making like Atis,' that is, pretending to be like the
aboriginal natives that once inhabited Aklan.
Ati-atihan Festival is held annually in January in honor of the
Santo Niño. The biggest celebration is held during the third Sunday of
January in the town of Kalibo, the province's capital.
SINULOG FESTIVAL
 The word “Sinulog” means “graceful dance”, wherein it all started in 1980 with a
simple dance that represents the “sulog” (or current) of a river in Cebu.

 The festival is characterized by a very long parade with many groups of people
dressed in colourful costumes, finding their way through the streets while dancing the
Sinulog.

 This Sinulog dance is now the traditional ritual dance in honor of Santo Niño. The
dance is accompanied by the sound of the drums while the dancers move two steps
forward followed by one step backward.
Sinulog Festival is held on the 3rd Sunday of January in Cebu City
and is the centre of the Santo Niño Catholic celebrations in the
Philippines.
Importance of Philippine Festivals:

1. It restores moral and social values.

2. We discover new interest.
3. It teachesus to love diversities.
4. It can help our country to increase our
economy.
5. It preserves our traditions and beliefs.
ACTIVITY: “Sing, Stop, and
Answer”

Instruction:
I have here a Mask and 10 Flags or Banderitas. Inside these
Banderitas are questions. You will pass this to your
classmates while the music is playing. When the music stops,
the person who has the mask will pick one Banderitas and
answer the question inside.
Questions:
1. It is known as the mother of all festivals in the Philippines.
 Sinulog Festival

2. When and where does Ati-atihan celebrate?

 Ati-atihan Festival every 3rd week of January in Kalibo,Aklan.

3. When and where does Sublian Festival is celebrated

 Sublian Festival is celebrated every July 23 in Batangas City.

4. Dance Pattern of Sinulog Festival?

 Two steps forward and one step backward

5. It is a worship dance of and for the Holy Cross?

 Subli/Sublian Festival
APPLICATION ACTIVITY: Group Perfromance

Instruction:
In this activity, your group representative will pick a piece of
paper in the box then you will perform atleast 2 minutes dance
presentation according to the Festival that you picked up. I
will give you 30 minutes to practice.
 PERFORMANCE RUBRICS
Outstanding10 points Very Satisfactory5 points Satisfactory3 points

Quality of Complete coverage of the topic. A student Adequate coverage of the topic. A student Less coverage of the topic. A student who
Content10 could develop multiple aspects of the skill would need to do more research to develop wanted to develop this skill would not find
with this resource. this skill. this presentation to be effective.

Quality of Scenario was realistic, class-appropriate, Course concepts are identified. Scenario failed to incorporate course
Scenario10 well-developed. concepts.

Presentatio All presenters were well-prepared and Most presenters were well-prepared and Only few of the presenters appeared prepared
n Skills10 spoke with confidence. spoke with confidence. or confident.

Teamwork Presentation was well-organized. Presentation was fairly well-organized. Presentation was not well-organized.
10

Impact10 Presentation fully engaged the student Presentation engaged the student audience. Presentation failed to engage the student
audience. audience.
EVALUATION
A. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Sublian came from the word subsub and?

a. Bali
b. Blain
c. Bulan

2. All of the statement shows the importance of festivals in the Philippines except:
a. Discover new interests.
b. It teaches us to love diversities.
c. It helps to us to be a good performer.

3. Known as the “Mother of all Fiesta” in the Philippines.

a. Kadayawan
b. Ati-atihan
c. Sinulog
4. When does Sinulog Festival celebrated?
a. Every 3rd Sunday of January.
b. Every 1st Sunday of January
c. Every Sunday of January

5. All of the statements are true about the importance of festival in the Philippines except:
a. Festivals restore our principles of right and wrong.
b. Festivals can promote our country.
c. It develops competition with other country.

B. Identify the following.

6. The meaning of Ati-atihan.

7. This festival shouts “Pit Senior! Senior Santo Nino! ManoyKiloy!
8. This festival means Bent or Bali.
9. The center of Sinulog Festival.
10. This Festival center the Holy Cruz.
ASSIGNMENT:
In a one whole sheet of paper, answer the following questions:

1. What is Philippine Theater?

2. What are the different theatrical forms in the Philippines?
Prepared by:
JINNEVIE B. FUENTES