FESTIVAL DANCES

FESTIVAL DANCES

WHAT ARE FESTIVAL DANCES?Are cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture usually done in honor of a Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest.

WHAT IS THE NATURE OF FESTIVAL DANCES?Festival dances may be:ReligiousSecular or Non-Religious

Festival dances draw peoples culture by portraying the peoples 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 doing festivalsFestivals have been a consistent crowd-producing activity leading to up-liftment of a communitys 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 Filipinos quality life.

FESTIVAL DANCES are a reflection of the unity of the Filipino community

NAME OF FESTIVALPLACE OF ORIGINRELIGIOUS FIGUREMONTH CELEBRATEDSinulog FestivalCebu CitySto.NinoJanuaryDinagyang FestivalIloilo CitySto. NinoJanuaryAti-atihanKalibo, AklanSto. NinoJanuaryPenafranciaBicolVirgin MarySeptemberHigantes FestivalAngono, RizalSaint ClementNovemberLonganisa FestivalVigan City, Ilocos SurSaint PaulJanuaryKinabayo FestivalDapitan CityJames the GreatJulyPintados de PasiPassi City, IloiloSto NinoMarchPattarraddaySantiago CitySenor San TiagoMaySangayaw FestivalTacloban CitySto. NinoJuly

NAME OF FESTIVALPLACE OF ORIGININDUSTRYMONTH CELEBRATEDBangusDagupan, PangasinanMilkfish IndustryApril to MayBambantiIsabelaScarecrowJanuaryMammanguiIliganCorn IndustryMayMangoIba, ZambalesMango IndustryAprilPanagbengaBaguioFlower IndustryFebruaryIbon EbonPampangaMigratory Birds Egg IndustryFebruaryMasskaraBacolod CityMask (Sugar Industry)OctoberTnalakSouth CotabatoTinalak Cloth WeavingJulyAmmunganNueva VizcayaTribal IndustriesMayBinatbatanVigan, Ilocos SurWeaving IndustryMay

SOME FAMOUS RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS

Sinulog Festival

A Religious Festival in honor ofSto. Nino held around January in Cebu City.

DINAGYANG FestivalA 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

BANGUS FestivalA Non- Religious Festival in honor of the thanks-giving & bountiful harvest of Bangus held around April to May in Dagupan, Pangasinan.

PANAGBENGA FestivalA Non- Religious Festival in honor of the thanks-giving & bountiful harvest of Flowers held around April to May in Baguio City.

Binatbatan FestivalA Non- Religious Festival in honor of the thanks-giving & celebration of peoples Weaving Industry held around May in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.

GUIDE QUESTIONS ;)What are festival dances?What are the two types of Festival Dances?Why do you think Festivals are important to our lives as Filipino Citizens?