This document discusses religious and secular festival dances in the Philippines. It defines festival dances as cultural dances performed by communities to honor patrons or harvests, and explains that they can be religious or secular. Religious festivals are in honor of religious icons, while secular festivals celebrate industry and bountiful harvests. Some examples of famous Philippine festivals provided include the Sinulog, Dinagyang, Ati-atihan, and Masskara festivals. Festivals are said to celebrate unity and culture, as well as boost local economies through tourism. Both religious and secular festivals reflect community unity.

1. FESTIVAL DANCE

2. To recall the previous lesson, ask the students to classify the following
festival dances whether Religious or Secular.
1. Masskara Festival
2. Higantes Festival
3. Ati-atihan Festival
4. Sinulog Festival
5. Panagbenga festival
Questions:
1. What is Secular Festival?
2. What is Religious Festival?
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. Executes the skills involved in the dance
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Readings: Why Festivals?
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 thanks giving of a
bountiful harvest. 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
festival dances after all. 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.

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Some of the famous festivals in the country include –
 Sinulog of Cebu,
 Dinagyang of Iloilo,
 Ati- atihan of Kalibo,
 Aklan,
 Buyogan
 Lingayan of Leyte,
 Bangus of Dagupan,
 T’nalak of SouthCotabato,
 Masskara of Bacolod City,
 Bambanti of Isabela,
 Kadayawan of Davao.

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Many others, especially from Luzon, are now paving
their way to join the country’s festival of festivals, the
Aliwan Fiesta which is done in the month of April. Filipinos
do festivals primarily to celebrate. There is 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 harvest.

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Festivals have been a consistent crowd-producing
activity leading to the upliftment of a community’s
economy due to their tourism and entertainment value.
Basically, festivals are a form of entertainment that
attracts foreign and domestic tourists to visit a place
eventually leading to the elevation of the Filipino’s
quality of life.

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Whatever festival we celebrate, be it done to honor a religious
icon or celebrate our industry. 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.

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Religious and Secular Festivals
As mentioned earlier, festivals may either be religious, in
honor of a certain religious icon or secular or non-religious, in
thanksgiving or celebration of peoples’ industry and bountiful
harvest. The following are some of the said festivals:

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