METRO MANILA COLLEGE

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (GRADE 12)
1ST SEMESTER

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH 3

LESSON 6

FESTIVALS

PREPARED BY:
P.E TEACHERS
A. LEARNING COMPETENCIES

The learners will be able to:

• Self- assesses health-related fitness (HRF) status, barriers to

physical activity assessment participation and one’s diet

B. INTRODUCTION

HISTORY OF FESTIVALS IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Philippines consists of 7,641 tropical islands, with a diverse group

of people. You can experience a celebration the whole year round in the many
islands of the Philippines.

A festival or commonly known as a “Fiesta” is part of the Filipino culture. Each

city or province has a local fiesta. Being a very religious centered country, a
fiesta is commonly about the celebration of a city or province’s patron saint or
of harvest. There is a fiesta going on at any time in the Philippines. A fiesta is a
special time with a banquet for kin and friends. They are always colorful and
unique. Like most Asian countries; the Philippines is rich in culture and tradition.

There are all sorts of activities such as games, contests, procession and a parade
that serve as the highlight. It takes weeks or even months to prepare for a fiesta,
surprisingly both the rich and poor make the same amount of effort in
preparation; during a fiesta everyone is equal. The fiesta — always colorful,
always accompanied by music, feasting, and camaraderie — is of importance on
a town’s calendar.

Festivals are one of the reasons why local tourism is growing; tourists who
experienced these festivals keep coming back to see more. Popular festivals
attract millions of tourists and have become a major source of income for some
areas.
C. DISCUSSION

RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS

➢ PAHIYAS

Every May 15, the people of Lucban, Quezon celebrate this colorful feast
in honor of San Isidro de Labrador, patron saint of farmers. Traditionally, it is a
way of thanksgiving by the farmers for a bountiful harvest with grand display of
kiping, fruits, vegetables, and handicrafts adorning every house.

➢ FERTILITY DANCE

One of the well-known dance rituals in the country is the Sayaw sa

Obando that is celebrated every year during the month of May. It follows the
tune of musical instruments made of bamboo materials. During the early times,
the townsfolk of Obando, Bulacan wear traditional costumes to dance on the
streets followed by the images of their patron saints San Pascual Baylon (St.
Paschal), Santa Clara (St. Claire), and Nuestra Senora de Salambao (Our Lady of
Salambao), while singing the song "Santa Clara Pinung-Pino."
➢ MORIONES

It is an annual colorful festival held every Holy Week in the province of

Marinduque. Men and women wear their Moriones costumes and masks
replicating the array of biblical Roman soldiers as how the locals interpret them.
It reenacts the feast of St. Longinus, a Roman centurion who was blind in one
eye. According to church tradition, St. Longinus was the Roman soldier who
pierced the side of the crucified Jesus with a spear. He then received healing for
his affliction when blood and water from Jesus fell into his blind eye.
➢ ATI-ATIHAN

It is an annual feast held every January in honor of the Santo Nino (Infant
Jesus). It concludes on the third Sunday in the island and town of Kalibo, Aklan.
The festival is accompanied by indigenous tribal costumes am weapons, music,
and dances. They parade along the streets.

➢ SINULOG

It is an annual religious festival held every third Sunday of January in

Cebu City, Cebu; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; Kabankalan City, Negros
Occidental; Cagayan de Oro City and Balingasag, Misamis Oriental; and Butuan
City. The festival commemorates the Filipino people's animist origin and their
acceptance of Roman Catholicism.

The street parade consists of bright and colorful costumes as they dance
with the rhythmic beats of drum music, trumpets, and gongs. Before the main
Sinulog festival, Cebuanos celebrate the yearly "Sinulog ng Kabataan
competition. The youth groups hold this a week before the Sinulog grand
parade.
➢ DINAGYANG

It is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Iloilo held every fourth
Sunday of January. It is held in honor of the Santo Nino and to celebrate the
arrival of the Panay settlers in the island.
➢ FLORES DE MAYO AND SANTACRUZAN

Every month of May, Catholics and Aglipayans celebrate this religious

festival called Flores de Mayo (Spanish for "Flowers of May"). Lasting for a
month, it is held in honor of the Virgin Mary.

Santacruzan, on the other hand, represents the pageant on the last day of
the Flores de Mayo. This festivity honors St. Helena, locally known as the Reyna
Elena, and her son Constantine the Great in finding the True Cross. The True
Cross is believed to be the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.

Different places in the country have their own cultural and folk ways on
how Flores de Mayo and Santacruzan are celebrated.

NON – RELIGIOUS/REGIONAL FESTIVALS

➢ PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL

The month-long flower festival in Baguio, Panagbenga means "season of

blooming." Usually, this festival is held in the summer capital of the Philippines
during the month of February as their tribute to the "City of Flowers" and as their
way of showing to the people that they can rise up after the devastating 1990
Luzon earthquake.
➢ MASSKARA FESTIVAL

Bacolod's festival is held yearly every third weekend of October nearest

October 19, the city's Charter anniversary.

The festival started in 1980 during the region's period of economic crisis.
It was also the year when MV Don Juan, carrying a number of Negrenses,
collided with the tanker Tacloban City and sank. An estimated 700 lives were
lost.
Despite their devastating and tragic events, collaborative effort was made
by different local artists, local government, and civic groups to come up with a
festival highlighting the positive attitude of the people in the region. Since they
are known as the "City of Smiles," they came up with a festival called Masskara.
➢ KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL

The yearly Davao festival started as a celebration known as "Apo

Duwaling" festival from a government-initiated project called "Unlad Proyekto
Davao" in the late 1980s. It was planned to unite the Dabawenyo after the
Martial Law years and to exhibit the city as a peaceful, colorful, and culturally
laden place to visit and to invest business in. In 1988, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
(2016 Elected Philippine President) renamed it to what is known today as the
Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival to celebrate the city's unique wealth in flowers,
fruits, and rich ethnic culture. "Du-aw na sa Dabaw! Duyog sa Kadayawan!
Maglingaw-lingaw ta!" is a tagline that one would usually hear as the Dabawenyo
celebrates and explores the region's festivity in showcasing their past, present,
and future arts and culture.

➢ KAAMULAN FESTIVAL

This Malaybalay's ethnic cultural festival is held annually from the second
half of February to March 10, the anniversary date of the foundation of Bukidnon
as a province in 1917.

It is a celebration of culture and tradition of the following original settlers

of the region. They are the cultural-linguistic groups of:
1. Bukidnon
2. Higaonon
3. Talaandig
4. Manobo
 5. Matigsalug
6. Tigwahanon
7. Umayamnon
It was on May 15, 1974 that Kaamulan was initially celebrated. It coincides
during the fiesta celebration of the municipality of Malaybalay. Since then, the
celebration became very popular not only among the locals and nationals, but also
attracts very good tourism feedbacks from abroad.

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