Festival dances are cultural dances performed by communities to celebrate important events like religious holidays or harvest seasons. They can be either religious or secular in nature. Religious festival dances honor patron saints while secular dances celebrate local industries and traditions. Festivals are important to Filipino culture and society as they promote unity and celebrate cultural diversity. They also provide economic benefits by attracting domestic and international tourism. Some examples of famous Filipino religious festivals include the Sinulog Festival, Dinagyang Festival, and Ati-Atihan Festival while secular festivals honor industries like fishing in the Bangus Festival and flowers in the Panagbenga Festival.

1. FESTIVAL DANCES

2. WHAT ARE 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 harvest.

3. WHAT IS THE
NATURE OF FESTIVAL DANCES?
•Festival dances may be:
Religious
Secular or Non-
Religious

4. Festival dances draw
peoples culture by
portraying the people’s
way of life through
movements, costumes
and implements
inherent to their place
of origin.

5. WHY DO FILIPINOS DO FESTIVALS?
•Filipinos do festivals primarily to
celebrate
•We celebrate our unity amidst the
diversity of cultures and;
•We celebrate our industry bringing
about a bountiful harvest.

6. OTHER BENEFITS
FROM DOING FESTIVALS
•Festivals have been a consistent
crowd-producing activity leading
to up-liftment of a community’s
economy due to its tourism and
entertainment value.

7. It attracts foreign and domestic
tourists to visit a place eventually
leading to the elevation of the
Filipino’s quality life.

8. FESTIVAL DANCES ARE A
REFLECTION OF THE
UNITY OF THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY

9. NAME OF FESTIVAL PLACE OF ORIGIN RELIGIOUS FIGURE MONTH
CELEBRATED
Sinulog Festival Cebu City Sto.Nino January
Dinagyang Festival Iloilo City Sto. Nino January
Ati-atihan Kalibo, Aklan Sto. Nino January
Penafrancia Bicol Virgin Mary September
Higantes Festival Angono, Rizal Saint Clement November
Longanisa Festival Vigan City, Ilocos Sur Saint Paul January
Kinabayo Festival Dapitan City James the Great July
Pintados de Pasi Passi City, Iloilo Sto Nino March
Pattarradday Santiago City Senor San Tiago May
Sangayaw Festival Tacloban City Sto. Nino July

10. NAME OF FESTIVAL PLACE OF ORIGIN INDUSTRY MONTH
CELEBRATED
Bangus Dagupan, Pangasinan Milkfish Industry April to May
Bambanti Isabela Scarecrow January
Mammangui Iligan Corn Industry May
Mango Iba, Zambales Mango Industry April
Panagbenga Baguio Flower Industry February
Ibon Ebon Pampanga Migratory Birds Egg
Industry
February
Masskara Bacolod City Mask (Sugar
Industry)
October
T’nalak South Cotabato Tinalak Cloth
Weaving
July
Ammungan Nueva Vizcaya Tribal Industries May
Binatbatan Vigan, Ilocos Sur Weaving Industry May

11. SOME FAMOUS
RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS

12. SINULOG FESTIVAL
A Religious
Festival in
honor of
Sto. Nino held
around
January in
Cebu City.

13. DINAGYANG FESTIVAL
A Religious
Festival in
honor of
Sto. Nino held
around
January in
Iloilo City.

14. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
- A Religious
Festival in
honor of
Sto. Nino held
around
January in
Kalibo, Aklan.

15. SOME FAMOUS
SECULAR FESTIVALS

16. BANGUS FESTIVAL
A Non- Religious
Festival in honor of
the thanks-giving
& bountiful harvest
of Bangus held
around April to
May in Dagupan,
Pangasinan.

17. PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL
A Non- Religious
Festival in honor of
the thanks-giving
& bountiful harvest
of Flowers held
around April to
May in Baguio City.

18. BINATBATAN FESTIVAL
A Non- Religious
Festival in honor of
the thanks-giving
& celebration of
peoples’ Weaving
Industry held
around May in
Vigan, Ilocos Sur.

19. GUIDE QUESTIONS ;)
1.What are festival dances?
2.What are the two types of Festival Dances?
3.Why do you think Festivals are important
to our lives as Filipino Citizens?