Festivals in Other Regions Flashcards
Honor patron saints or religious figures
Religious Festivals
Show gratitude for blessings like a bountiful harvest
Thanksgiving Festivals
Mark historical events or milestones
Commemorative Festivals
Celebrate unique local products or traditions
Specialty Festivals
- Every 3rd Sunday of January
- Honors the Sto. Niño
- Cebu
Sinulog Festival (Cebu)
- Every 4th Sunday of January
- Honors the Sto. Niño and the arrival of Malay settlers in Panay
- Iloilo
Dinagyang Festival (Iloilo)
- Every 3rd Sunday of January
- Features drumbeating and the cry “Hala Bira!”
- Kalibo, Aklan)
Ati-Atihan Festival (Kalibo, Aklan)
- May 15
- Honors San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers.
- Houses are decorated with kiping (colored rice dough).
- (Lucban, Quezon)
Pahiyas Festival (Lucban, Quezon)
- Holy Week
- Reenacts the story of Longinus the centurion who pierced Jesus’ side.
- Marinduque
Moriones Festival (Marinduque)
- February 10
- Honors Our Lady of Peace
- Laoag, Ilocos Norte
Pamulinawen Festival (Laoag, Ilocos Norte)
- Last week of June
- Honors Our Lady of Piat and commemorates the Sambali tribe’s conversion to Christianity.
- Piat, Cagayan
Sambali Fiesta (Piat, Cagayan)
- Month-long celebration in October
- Honors Our Lady of the Pillar
- Zamboanga
Hermosa Festival / Fiesta Pilar (Zamboanga)
- Festival of Flowers
- Started after the 1990 Luzon earthquake to revive Baguio’s tourism.
Panagbenga Festival (Baguio City)
- First week of May
- Commemorates the city’s founding anniversary. “Pattaraday” means unity in the Ibanag language.
- Santiago City, Cagayan
Pattaraday Festival (Santiago City, Cagayan)
Pattaraday means in the Ibanag language is?
Unity
- 3rd week of October
- Celebrates the sugar industry, featuring smiling masks to uplift spirits after the sugar crisis of the 1970s.
- Bacolod City
MassKara Festival (Bacolod City)
- Showcases local products. “F’lomlok” means hunting grounds in B’laan language.
- Polomolok, South Cotabato
F’lomlok Festival (Polomolok, South Cotabato)
- December
- Honors the famous Ilocos empanada.
Empanada Festival (Batac, Ilocos Norte)
- January
- Celebrates pinakbet, bagnet, tinadok, and exotic food.
Gameng Festival (Solsona, Ilocos Norte)
- April to early May
- Celebrates the milkfish industry
Bangus Festival (Dagupan City, Pangasinan)
- September
- Honors Our Lady of Peñafrancia with a grand fluvial parade
Peñafrancia Festival (Naga City, Camarines Sur)
- May 10
- Features a procession of 100 decorated boats in honor of St. Peter Thelmo
Fluvial Parade (Aparri, Cagayan)
Attracts both local and international visitors
Tourism
Generates revenue for local businesses
Economy
Some festivals are used to promote local interests
Politics
Offers Filipinos an artistic escape and celebration
Entertainment
Are a series of ceremonies or prescribed actions performed for a specific purpose
Rituals
Ensures balance between man, nature, and the spirit world
Maintaining Order and Harmony
Performed by baylan (priest) or babaylan (priestess)
Healing and Protection
Done by shamans or healers
Communication with Spirits
Preparing for school, washing hands, combing hair
Personal Routines
Greeting for friends
Beso
Showing respect to elders
Pagmamano
Collaborative art that is common to every region
Festival
