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RELIGIOUS

FESTIVAL
PAHIYAS FESTIVAL
The Pahiyas Festival is
celebrated every 15th of the hot
summer month of May. An extravagant
and colorful affair in the quiet town of
Lucban, held in honor of San Isidro
Labrador and is the farmer’s
thanksgiving for a rich bountiful
harvest.
KIPING
Leaf-shaped, multi-colored
rice-paste wafers used to decorate
their houses with, along with
agricultural produce like fruits,
vegetables and flowers.
PAHIYAS FESTIVAL
PAHIYAS FESTIVAL
PAHIYAS FESTIVAL
OBANDO FERTILITY RITES
It is a dance ritual and Catholic
festival celebrated in May in Obando,
Bulacan. Locals and pilgrims dressed
in traditional costumes, dance and
sing in the town’s streets to honor and
beseech Obando’s three patron saints:
San Pascual, Santa Clara, and Nuestra
Senora de Salambao.
OBANDO FERTILITY RITES
The fertility dance is both
a festival and a playerful
appeal for devotees. Couples
who are childless can take this
occasion to appeal for heavenly
intercession and dance to
please the Virgin of Salambao.
DINAGYANG
The Iloilo Dinagyang festival is
a showcase of the rich heritage,
colorful history, passionate devotion
and fun-loving spirit of the Ilonggo
people. The festival traces its roots as
a thanksgiving celebration in honor
of Senyor Santo Nino, the holy child
Jesus. Today, it has grown to be one
of the Philipines; most spectacular
religious and cultural festivitals.
DINAGYANG
The rootword dagyang
means ’to make happy’, that’s
why colorful costumes and
headdresses are made to
represent this celebration full
of joy and wonder and to
create happy memories for all
who are participating and
watching.
LET’S TRY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. Religious Patron

1. Pahiyas Festival

A. Nuestra Senora de Salambao C. San Isidro Labrador


B. Santo Nino D. San Roque
MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. Religious Patron

2. Obando Fertility Rites

A. Nuestra Senora de Salambao C. San Isidro Labrador


B. Santo Nino D. San Roque
MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. Religious Patron

3. Dinagyang Festival

A. Nuestra Senora de Salambao C. San Isidro Labrador


B. Santo Nino D. San Roque
MULTIPLE CHOICE
II. Location

4. Dinagyang Festival

A. Aklan C. Lucban
B. Iloilo D. Bulacan
MULTIPLE CHOICE
II. Location

4. Obando Fertility Rites

A. Aklan C. Lucban
B. Iloilo D. Bulacan
MULTIPLE CHOICE
II. Location

5. Pahiyas Festival

A. Aklan C. Lucban
B. Iloilo D. Bulacan

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