MAPEH Flashcards
Non-religious in nature and easily identifiable
Secular Songs
Short/simple songs and usually in the dialect of people from their place of origin.
Folk Songs
Presents the tedious task of rice planting
Magtanim ay ‘di biro
Atin Cu Pung Singsing
Pampanga
Sarung Bonggi
Bicolanos
Filipino traditional way of courtship
Harana
Extemporous exchange of long verses between man and woman.
Balitaw
It is said that this is the former name of Batangas.
Kumintang
Genre of traditional love songs that can also show love for country.
Kundiman
Has been a part of the musical tradition since the Spaniards in the 1800s. It usually consists of the bandurria, laud, octavina, guitar, and contrabass.
Rondalla
Combination of brass, percussion, and woodwind instruments
Brass Band
Spanish scholar who first wrote about theater in the Philippines
Vicente Barrantas
Mimesis of life
Theater
Center to most animistic rituals.
Babaylan
The Quezon province celebrates this Festival to honor San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers
Pahiyas
Features dance rituals for fertility and a good harvest. It happens in Obando, Bulacan, in May (17-19)
Obando Fertility Rites
Every Holy Week, local men and women from Marinduque wear costumes and masks as their interpretation of the attire worn by biblical Roman soldiers.
Moriones
From Kalibo, Aklan. It is held in January, concluding on the 3rd Sunday of the year.
Ati-Atihan
From Cebu, it is a dance ritual that commemorates the pagan past of the Filipinos and the time when they first embraced Christianity
Sinulog
Held in Iloilo City every 4th Sunday of January
Dinagyang Festival