Philippine festivals, 4th quarter MAPEH 7

1. PHILIPPINE
FESTIVALS

2. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
• Kalibo, Aklan
• 3rd Sunday of January
• To honor SANTO NIŇO
• Ati-atihan means
“to be like Aetas” or “make
believe Ati’s”
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3. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
• Faces are painted with black
soot.
• Wear bright and outlandish
costumes.
• They shout “HALA BIRA!”
means Let’s go crazy!
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5. MORIONES FESTIVAL
• Marinduque
• Holy Week
• Replicating the garb of
biblical Roman soldiers.
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6. MORIONES FESTIVAL
• Marinduque
• Holy Week
• Replicating the garb of
biblical Roman soldiers.
• Morion means “Mask” or
“Visor”
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8. SINULOG FESTIVAL
• Cebu City
• 3rd Sunday of January
• To honor SANTO NIŇO (Holy
Child), patron of the city of
Cebuano people’s pagan origin,
and their acceptance of
Christianity
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10. MASSKARA FESTIVAL
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11. MASSKARA FESTIVAL
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12. MASSKARA FESTIVAL
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IBALONG
FESTIVAL

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IBALONG
FESTIVAL
BALTOG
BANTONG
HANDIONG

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21. MASSKARA FESTIVAL
• Bacolod City
• 4th Sunday of October
• “City of Smiles”
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22. MASSKARA FESTIVAL
• The music used for the
celebration has enjoyed a
colorful evolution, just like
the festival.
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23. MASSKARA FESTIVAL
• From folk songs, to
combination of Latin Beat
remixes and Philippine Jazz
to grace the street dancers.
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24. MASSKARA FESTIVAL
• Their arts is showcased
through Food fair, float
parade, mascara queen
pageant and street dance.
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26. PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL
• Baguio City
• Month of February
• “Season of blooming”
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27. PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL
• Their arts is showcased
through floats often
decorated with flowers,
bamboo, and other natural
materials.
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28. PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL
• They also depict the street
dancers in traditional
costumes with intricate
beadwork and symbolic
elements that reflects the
rich cultural heritage of
Cordillera.
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30. PAHIYAS FESTIVAL
• Lucban, Quezon
• May 15th
• To honor SAN ISIDRO
LABRADOR, the patron
saint of farmers.
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32. LANZONES FESTIVAL
• Camiguin Island
• 3rd week of October
• Started with the local legend
about a childless couple who
wished for a child from a
lanzones tree fairy.
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33. LANZONES FESTIVAL
• The fairy granted them a
healthy baby boy but the
couple forgot to thanks her.
• One day, a suspicious-
looking woman approached
their child while he was
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34. LANZONES FESTIVAL
• The boy suddenly fell
unconscious.
• His parents thought that it
was the lanzones fairy who
had enchanted the boy.
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35. LANZONES FESTIVAL
• The couple decided to
perform a ritual to appease
the fairy and, sure enough,
the child became well again.
• The following year, the
couple invited the
neighboring barrio to
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