2. •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
3. •Festival dances may be
religious or secular in nature.
But the best thing about
festivals is that they add to the
merry-making and festivities
where they are celebrated, the
reason why they are called
4. •Festival dances draw the
people’s culture by portraying
the people’s ways of life
through movements,
costumes and implements
inherent to their place of
origin.
5. •Some of the famous festivals in
the country include Sinulog of
Cebu, Dinagyang of Iloilo, Ati-
atihan of Kalibo, Aklan, Buyogan
and Lingayan of Leyte, Bangus of
Dagupan, T’nalak of South
Cotabato, Masskara of Bacolod
City, Bambanti of Isabela, and
6. •Filipinos do festivals primarily
to celebrate. There are a
multitude of reasons for this
reason. We celebrate our unity
amidst the diversity of cultures
and we celebrate our industry
bringing about a bountiful
7. • Whatever festival we celebrate, be it
done to honor a religious icon or
celebrate our industry.
8. • Festival dances are a reflection of
the unity of the Filipino community
that despite the economic, social,
environmental, cultural and
political challenges we face every
day, there can be no other race
more resilient than ours.
