Arts 4/5M Flashcards
They are mostly found in the province of Batanes?
Ivatans
Is a typhoon-prone province?
Batanes
Is a material that is being used by Ivatans to construct their roofs, a natural plant in Batanes?
cogon grass
True or False: Cogon grass roofs can resist the high winds of typhoons.
True
What is the main material of the houses for Ivatan community?
stones
People that live in the mountains near rivers and streams in the Cordillera region
Kalingas
Is it true that the wooden and octagonal homes of Kalingas community were traditionally built on steep slopes to detect their attackers?
Yes, it is true.
The roofing used by Kalingas community?
Cogon grass
Why is it that the Kalingas community purposefully placed their traditional houses at the top of the mountain?
So that they could readily see the attackers approaching their area.
They dwell in the Mountain Province of Luzon, along the upper Chico River.
Bontocs
The livelihood of Bontocs Community?
They make a living by hunting, fishing, and farming.
What are the materials used by Bontocs Community in building their traditional pyramid-shaped homes?
wood and cogon grass
They have traditionally lived in the Cordillera foothills as well as
parts of Ifugao and Kalinga. This cultural community cultivates rice and sweet potatoes using various ways, ensuring that their houses are built on rich land.
Gaddangs
The Gaddangs’ homes are built of?
bamboo and cogon grass
In case of predators or invaders invading the Gaddangs’ place they have a _____________
removable ladders
They reside in the Panay and Negros mountain ranges. They live near rivers and streams to guarantee a steady supply of water.
Atis
True or False: The Atis constructs their houses out of any nearby native wood and covers their house with cogon grass as their roofs.
True
How would the Atis community keep their houses, dry and warm?
They use sturdy bamboo flat as flooring.
True or False: The Atis Community use ropes instead of nails to bind the house and secure it from natural disasters.
True
They are mostly found around the coasts of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. They are known as “Sea Gypsies” because of their dependence on the sea.
Badjaos
True or False: The Badjaos community has traditionally lived on houseboats and stilt homes in shallow waters to easily access fish and pearls.
True
They commonly live on the island of Basilan in Mindanao. Despite their close relations with the Badjao, they live in scattered communities surrounded by fields of vegetables, fruits, and trees.
Yakans
The traditional houses of Yakans are made of?
bamboo, reed, and timber
It is considered a very important part of the house of Yakans.
covered porch topped with palm leaves
True or False: Traditional houses of the Yakans have high thatched roofs (roofs made up of dried materials such as stems, reed, straws,
etc.)
True
They reside in the Zamboanga Peninsula’s mountainous region. They, like the Yakan, like to dwell in fertile lands where they may cultivate crops such as rice.
Subanons
The houses of Subanons are built of?
wood and have palm branches as roofs.
Is it true that the Subanons community built their residences high up the hills to get a good view of their fields?
True
They live in Sarangani Island and various parts of Mindanao. Like the Yakans, they live around bodies of water and hills.
Manobos
True or False: The Manobo communities are small which consist only of 4-12 houses.
True
This tribe is a male-dominated community where are males are considered as the head of the family.
Manobos
Fill in the blanks: As Manobos change their roofs every rainy season, they generally build their house from ______ and ______.
tree bark, branches with leaves
They live in the mountainous regions of Misamis Oriental and some are as in Bukidnon. Like the others, they live in fertile lands to plant rice, corn, and other root crops.
Higaonons
The materials used by Higaonons in building their house are?
split bamboo, nipa or cogon grass, and tree barks.
To protect the Higaonons from predators and invaders they build their houses on________?
treetops
They live in the province of Bukidnon. This tribe established their own religious beliefs in which these beliefs also reflected in their houses.
Talaandigs
True or False: The traditional houses of the Talaandig are made up of wood, nipa or cogon grass, and bamboo.
True
True or False: The Talaandigs settle on steep mountains and forests where there are foods and medicinal plants.
True
They inhabit the hills between Davao and Bukidnon. This cultural community is noted for its skilled hunters, who ultimately became farmers after being inspired by the area’s migrant farmers.
Matigsalugs
The primary source of food for Matigsalugs?
River
They mostly live in the province of South Cotabato, Sarangani, and Davao del Sur. Their houses share a great distance, with rice fields between one neighbor to another.
B’laans
True or False: The B’laan only build their houses during a full moon, with the house facing the morning sun to bring luck to their household. Similar to the others, their houses are made of timber, bamboo, and cogon grass as roofs.
True
They live in the mountain ranges in southwestern Mindanao. They are neighbors of the Manobo tribe.
T’bolis
The T’boli considered this tribe an enemy since they occasionally clashed with them.
Manobo Tribe
The T’bolis’ houses are often built of?
dried cogon grass for the roof
bamboo for the walls
wooden boards for the flooring
True or False: The T’bolis built semi-permanent houses at the top of the mountain to protect themselves from their enemies. They purposefully designed this so they could easily depart it if they needed to flee a fight with their foes.
True
They live along the southwestern Mindanao highlands. They reside in the region limited to the north by the Tamontaca River, to the south by the Tran River, to the west by the ocean, and to the east by the Cotabato Valley.
Tirurays
True or False: The Tirurays’ houses are typically located near the upland fields, clustered more or less around the house of the group leader, forming a grouping known as an inged.
True
Why is it that the houses of Tirurays has no walls, just hangings of bark or rattan leaves?
This design was for their defense, for them to see the enemies clearly when they raided, allowing them to shoot their arrows anytime.
In the recent years, Tirurays’ houses are built more steadily using ______ and ______ for the body of the house and _____ for the roof.
wood, bamboo
grass (for the roof)
They are mostly found in the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley.
Mansakas
How do Mansakas escape tribal conflicts?
They try to escape by building their houses on treetops or bamboo groves.
Is it true that to protect the Mansakas from surprise attacks, they now build their houses surrounded by their farming grounds. Their houses are built of wood and bamboo, which are typical building materials in Mindanao.
True.
They are commonly found in Sulu Archipelago. This tribe primarily depend on agriculture, fishing, and trading as their source of livelihood.
Tausugs
True or False: Tausug, like many other tribes in this region, resided near coastal fishing communities and spread from different places, with their houses generally located near the farms they own.
True
Fill in the blanks: Tausug’s house is built of 1._______ or 2.______ for the walls,3. _______ for the roof, and long 4. ____ to keep them elevated from the ground.
- bamboo
- timber
- water reed
- posts
This celebration is held in Baguio City for the whole month of February.
Panagbenga Festival
Panagbenga comes from Cordilleran language Kankanaey, which means ______
blooming season
This event was created as a way for them to heal after the catastrophic earthquake in 1990. While dancing on the street, the performers wear bright outfits accented with beautiful flowers.
Panagbenga Festival
This festival is celebrated every May 15 in Lucban, Quezon
Pahiyas Festival
Payas means in Pahiyas Festival?
to decorate
True or False: The Pahiyas festival is held to thank St. Isidore the Laborer (San Isidro Labrador), patron saint of farmers, laborers, and peasants, for a good crop.
True
Nowadays, people in Lucban, celebrated their festival decorating their houses with commercial products such as:
abaniko and lucban longganisa
This is held on the island of Marinduque every Holy Week. This
festivals showed the Roman and Syrian soldiers in the Passion of the Christ story
Moriones Festival
How is Moriones celebrated?
Celebrated by dressing up in morion masks and colorful Roman
costumes and reenacting the story of an unnamed Roman soldier (then further named as Longinus) who was blind in one
eye.
This festival is celebrated to remind people from the province to smile despite the challenges and tragedies they go through
Masskara Festival
The City of Smiles
Bacolod
The festival is comparable to Brazil’s Rio Carnival, in which
the center of this festival are the performers wearing big and smiling colorful masks while dancing on the street to promote Bacolod as the city of smiles.
Masskara Festival
This festival is held every January in the province of Aklan
Ati-Atihan Festival
Which means to imitate Ati, the local name of the Aeta tribe inhabited Panay Island.
Ati-atihan
True or False: The Ati-atihan festival reminded us of when Aeta asked to free their families from slavery to a Bornean Datu and allowed them to stay in Aeta’s land in exchange for the Aeta tribe’s favor. The performers wear colorful costumes accentuated with black faces and body paints in honor of the Aeta people.
True
This is held every January in the Koronadal, Province of Cotabato. This
festival is celebrated to honor the colorful cloth made from abaca woven by T’boli women.
T’nalak Festival
This festival symbolizes the uniqueness of the woven cloth and the process which requires a lot of effort to produce quality
T’nalak cloth.
T’nalak Festival
Why is it called “the Land of Dream Weavers”. ?
Most of the design came from the dream of the weaver and this is why the province was as named after.
Is it true that during the T’nalak Festival parade, the performers wear colorful costumes that highlighted the cultures of the people and the tribes in the province.
True
This festival is celebrated in Cebu City every year in honor of Sto.
Niño, their patron saint.
Sinulog Festival
Cebuano term sulog means…
“like water current movement”
Patron Saint of Cebu
Sto. Niño
A festival that the performers wear colorful costumes while bearing Sto. Niño in the reenactment of Ferdinand Magellan’s gift of the holy figure to Rajah Humabon of Cebu. This event is regarded as the primary reason why Christianity became the country’s dominant religion. Sinulog has grown to become one of the most well-known festivals in the Philippines.
Sinulog Festival
