PHYSICAL EDUCATION
and HEALTH 3 / H.O.P.E 3
FESTIVAL
DANCE
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
Festival dances draw the
people’s culture by
portraying the people’s way
of life through movements
and costumes.
Filipinos do festivals primarily to celebrate. There are 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. Festivals have been a consistent crowd-producing activity
leading to upliftment of a community’s economy due to its tourism
and entertainment value. Basically, festivals are a form of
entertainment that attract foreign and domestic tourists to visit a
place eventually leading to the elevation of the Filipino’s quality of
life.
Religious and
Secular Festival
Religious Festival
A religious festival is a time
• Ati-atihan Festival from Kalibo, Aklan - A feast held annually in January to honor
the Santo Niño.
• Moriones Festival from Marinduque An annual festival held during Holy week; it refers
to the masked and costumed penitents who march around the town for seven days.
• Sinulog Festival from Cebu City The traditional and ritual dance in honor of Santo
Niño
Secular/ Non-Religious Festival
Non-Religious Festival is a festival or feast that is not
celebrated to commemorate any of the gods and deities.
• Lanzones Festival from Camiguin Island It is an annual thanksgiving celebration for
the bountiful harvest of their sweet lanzones during the third week of October.
• Maskara Festival from Bacolod City The celebration of positivity or optimism in which
the images of colorful and cheerful masks help the community people to become
resilient in their problems.
