ARTS7_Q2_L3_PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS.pdf

1. Philippines FESTIVALS
PREPARED BY: EDESSA T. TORRES
ARTS 7 QUARTER 2 LESSON 3

2. Fiestas in the Philippines can be religious, cultural,
or both. Several of these are held to honor the
local Roman Catholic patron saint, to
commemorate local history and culture, to
promote the community’s products, or to celebrate
a bountiful harvest.
They can be marked by Holy Masses, processions,
parades, theatrical play and re-enactments,
religious or cultural rituals, trade fairs, exhibits,
concerts, pageants and various games and
contests. However, festivals in the country are not
limited to Christian origins. Many festivals also
focus on Islamic or indigenous concepts.

4. The filipino ati-atihan festival of kalibo,
aklan is known as “The Mother of all
Festival”.
It is held every 3rd Sunday of January
in honor of the Santo Niño in Cebu.
The highlight of the festival is the street
dancing competition of the different
groups representing different tribes.
ATI-ATIHAN

5. They wear colorful costumes, including
the headresses that are made of abaca
fibers, shells, feathers, bamboo, plant
leaves, cogon, and sugar cane flowers.
All the participants cover themselves
with soot (black powder) to look like
the Ati, natives of Aklan.
ATI-ATIHAN

6. ATI-ATIHAN

8. The Masskara Festival is celebrated
every October in Bacolod.
Masskara comes from 2 words,
“mass” meaning crowd, and “cara”
which means face.
Bacolod City got the nickname of
“The City of Smiles” because of the
smiling faces of the masks.
MASSKARA FESTIVAL

9. During the old days, their masks were
adorned with locally found materials like
coconut sprouts, colorful betel nuts,
violet, yellow or red San Francisco
leaves and annatto. more locally known
as atsuete, serves as natural coloring.
Over the years, mask designs at
present have evolved from plain to
simple to very decorative.
MASSKARA FESTIVAL

10. MASSKARA FESTIVAL

12. The Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of
Leyte is a cultural religious celebration
to honor Santo Niño or the Holy
Child.
It features the unique culture and
colorful history of the province through
dance presentations.
PINTADOS FESTIVAL

13. The word “pintado” refers to the body
tattoos of the native warriors.
To resemble these tattoed warriors,
the dancers’ bodies were decorated
with tattoes from head to toe with
beautiful designs and incredible styles.
PINTADOS FESTIVAL

14. PINTADOS FESTIVAL

15. Philippine Festivals
Ati-Atihan
(Aklan)
Masskara festival
(Bacolod)
Pintados-Kasadyaan festival
(Leyte)

16. Architecture
Architecture is the art and science of designing
buildings and other physical structure.

18. Molo Church is a famous Spanish -
colonial church and heritage site in the
province of the IloIlo. It is known for the
famous red spires (pyramidal structure on
the top of the building) that crown its tall
bell towers and as “the feminist church”
because of the all-women ensemble of
saints represented in 16 statues hanging
on the aisle pillars.
MOLO CHURCH

19. Build in 1831, Molo church stands as a
reminder of Iloilo’s rich history and a
monument for Ilonggo artistry.
The church displays a fusion of Gothic
and Romanesque architectural styles.
This church is made of coral rocks glued
with a mortar made from egg whites mixed
with sand.
MOLO CHURCH

20. MOLO CHURCH

22. The Ruin Mansion is one of the most
iconic tourist destination in Talisay City
Negros Occidental. It is known as the
The ruins is said to be the remains of the
ten bedroom Italianate mansion built by
Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson in memory
of his wife, Maria Braga.
“Taj Mahal of the Philippines” due to its
romantic history.
The Ruins Mansion

23. During World War II, Filipino guerillas,
employed by the US Armed Forces,
intentionally set the building on fire in order
to prevent invading Japanese forces from
being able to use the building as a
headquarters.The intention was to burn it to
the ground.
Despite being burned slowly for several
days, the walls and foundation remained
stable.
The Ruins Mansion

24. The Ruins Mansion

26. The Baclayon church of Bohol is
considered to be one of the oldests
churches in the Philippines.
According to history, some 200 native
forced laborers constructed the church from
coral stones.
They used bamboo to move and lift the
stones in position, and used the white oa a
million eggs as to cement them together.
The Baclayon Church

27. The Baclayon Church

28. Architecture
Molo Church
(IloILo)
The Ruins Mansion
(Talisay City,
Negros Occidental)
Baclayon Churc(Bohol)

29. Do you Have any questions
or any clarifications?

30. Give three things that
you have learned today.

31. Thank you...