EXERCISE PROGRAMS

2. Festival Dances
• are cultural dances performed to the strong
beats of percussion instruments by a
community of people sharing the same culture.
These are usually done in honor of a Patron
Saint or as a thanksgiving for a bountiful
harvest.
• Dances may be religious or secular in nature.

3. Most Visited Festivals in
the Country

4. Sinulog Festival of Cebu

5. Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo

6. Ati-atihan of Kalibo, Aklan

7. Panagbenga/ Flower Festival of Baguio
City

8. Bangus Festival of Dagupan

9. Dinamulag Mango Festival of Zambales

10. Pawikan Festival of Morong, Bataan

11. Giant Lantern Festival of San Fernando
City, Pampanga

12. Higantes Festival of Angono, Rizal

13. Pahiyas Festival of Lucban, Quezon

14. Tuna Festival of General Santos City

15. Masskara Festival of Bacolod City

16. Nature of Festival Dance
• A. Cultural with religious influence
• - Dances characterized by movements
showing reverence to a religious icon. The
Philippines where majority of its people are
Catholics, celebrate fiestas extravagantly.

17. • 1. Ati-atihan Festival – celebrated annually in
January in honor of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus).
The biggest celebration is held during the third
Sunday of January in the island and town of Kalibo,
Aklan.
• The name “Ati-atihan”means “to be like Aetas”or
“make believe Ati’s.”

18. • 2. Moriones Festival – is an annual festival
held on Holy Week on the island of
Marinduque.
• - The “Moriones” are men and women in
costumes and masks replicating the garb of
biblical Roman soldiers as interpreted by local
folks.

19. • 3. Dinagyang Festival – is a religious and
cultural festival in Iloilo City.
• - The celebration is held every fourth
Sunday of January to honor the
Christianization of the natives and to
respect the Holy child Jesus.

20. • 4. Sinulog Festival – a traditional and ritual
dance in honor of Santo Niño.
• - celebrated in Cebu City every third Sunday
of January.

21. • 5. Feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia – is
celebrated on the third Saturday of September
in Naga City, Bicol.
• - The feast day is preceded by a novena (9
days of prayer) in honor of the Virgin.

22. • 6. Pahiyas Festival – a celebration of
thanksgiving for good harvest.
• - celebrated annually on the 15th day of
May in the town of Lucban, Quezon.

23. • - It is done in honor of San Isidro Labrador,
the patron saint of farmers.
• - “Pahiyas” was derived from the word “payas”
which means “decoration” or “to decorate.”
• - Decorations caleed “Kiping” (leaf-shaped
and multi-colored rice paste wafers) which are
used to decorate the facades of the homes
along with fruits and flowers from nature.

24. • 7. Voyadores Festival – one of the most
awaited festivals of Bicol.
• - “Voyadores” means “mandaragat.” Name
after the male devotees (voyadores) who
accompany and carry the Virgin image in a
procession called “Translacion” for a novena
at the Metropolitan Cathedral.

25. • - celebrated every 3rd week of
September.
• - It is a street dance re-enactment on
the transfer of the image of Our Lady
of Peñafrancia from the Basilica to the
Metropolitan Cathedral.

26. • 8. Feast of Black Nazarene - (Filipino: Pista ng
Itim na Nazareno), also known as the Traslación
after the name of the grand procession associated
with the observance.
• - is a religious festival held in Manila, Philippines
that is centered around the Black Nazarene, an
image of Jesus Christ celebrated annually on
January 9.

27. • B. Indigenous Influence/
NonReligious Festival
• - is a festival with a group of people,
community or a region due to tradition
and culture.

28. • 1. Lanzones Festival – an annual thanksgiving
celebration for Camiguin Island’s bountiful
harvest.
• - It is held every 3rd week of October.
• - The province of Camiguin is known for having
the sweetest lanzones among the abundant
sources of the fruit along the north-central
coast of Mindanao.

29. • 2. Masskara Festival – began in 1980
during a period of crisis. It was celebrated
in Bacolod City every 22nd of April.
Bacolod City was also known as “City of
Smiles.”

30. • 3. Ibalong Festival – celebrated in
Legaspi City, Albay every month of
August.
• - The festival celebrates the epic story
Ibalong who was accompanied by three
legendary heroes, namely Baltog,
Handyong, and Bantong.

31. • 4. Panagbenga Festival (Flower Festival) –
an annual flower festival celebrated every
February which takes place in Baguio City.
• - The term “Panagbenga” comes from a
“Kankaey” term meaning “season of
blooming.”

32. • 5. Kalilangan Festival – an annual festivity
that is celebrated in General Santos City and
takes place in the month of February.
• - “Kalilangan” is derived from the rootword
“Kalilang” which typically means “to celebrate”
or “commemoration” in the Maguindanaon
dialect.

33. • 6. Pawikan Festival - an annual celebration of
the endangered ‘pawikan’ or sea turtles
usually held at the end of November up to the
beginning of December in Morong, Bataan.
• - The Pawikan Festival aims to draw
awareness for the pawikan and its nesting
site.

34. • 7. Longganisa Festival - is the first festivity
celebrated in Vigan every year which usually
happens every 22nd of January, the date of
the cityhood of Vigan.
• - Longganisa (or Longaniza in Spanish) is a
sausage similar to chorizo which is flavoured
with local spices and differs considerably from
region to region. The Vigan Longganisa is a
fat, short little sausage which uses local garlic
and sugar cane vinegar giving it a distinct

35. • C. Film
• - This festival is a gathering of artists, film
makers, directors, scriptwriters, and other
people involved in film making where the motion
pictures captured in films which are made to
entertain, educate, and inform the audience.

36. • 1. Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) – is an
annual film festival held in Manila.
• - The festival, which runs from the 25th of
December to the first week of January in the
following year, focuses on locally produced
films.

37. Direction: Identify the following
festivals below. Write if it is
Cultural with Religious Influence
or Indigenous Influence. Write
your answer in one whole sheet
of paper.

38. • 1. Ibalong Festival
• 2. Lanzones Festival
• 3. Pahiyas Festival
• 4. Ati-atihan Festival
• 5. Dinagyang Festival
• 6. Masskara Festival
• 7. Kalilangan Festival
• 8. Sinulog Festival
• 9. Moriones Festival
• 10. Voyadores Festival