FESTIVALS Flashcards
vibrant cultural celebrations that reflect the rich and diverse heritage of the Philippines
Festival Dance
traditional cultural performance set to the rhytmic beats of percussion instruments
Festival Dance
typically held in honor of a patron Saint or a gesture of gratitude for a bountiful harvest
Festival Dance
It refers to the festivals in honor of a religious icon or Saint of a particular place
Religious Festivals
Festivals use to honor thanksgiving and to recognize people’s hard work and abundant harvest
Secular Festivals
known as sinug and sulog
Sinulog
Who is the patron saint of Sinulog Festivals?
Sto Nino de Cebu
Where do we celebrate Sinulog Festival?
Cebu City, Central Visayas
When is Sinulog Festival celebrated?
Third Sunday of January
Sinulog festival paved to the birth of________in the Philippines.
Christianity
“like the water current”
Sinulog
Ferdinand Magellan handed the statue of the baby Jesus to____________in 1521.
Rajah Humabon of Cebu
A festival celebrated in Iloilo, Western Visayas
Dinagyang Festival
When is Dinagyang Festival celebrated?
Fourth Sunday of January
What was the pact Dinagyang Festival aims to celebrate?
“pagdating ng mga Datu”
Hiligaynon word that means “merrymaking”
Dinagyang
Who is the patron saint in Dinagyang Festival?
STO NINO
A festival celebrated in Kalibo, Aklan
Ati-Atihan Festival
A festival celebrated every third sunday of January
Ati-Atihan Festival
Who is the patron saint in Ati-Atihan?
STO. NINO