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Arts
Learning Activity Sheet
Quarter 4 - MELC 3
Festivals and Theatrical Forms of Asia
(Philippine Festivals)

REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS

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Festivals and Theatrical Forms of Asia (Philippine Festivals)
I . Learning Competency with Code

Discusses the elements and principles of arts as seen in the Philippine

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II. Background Information for Learners

Learners will discuss the elements and principles of arts as seen in the Philippine
festivals. It will give them the idea on how to identify the different elements of arts as
they see the festivals being presented. This is design for them to learn the importance
of festivals and theater arts in our daily lives and will help them understand the
similarities and differences of Asian Festivals from Philippine Festivals.

III. Accompanying Textbooks

 Kto12 Enhanced Basic Educ. Cur. Guide Grade 8 Arts
 Most Essential Learning Competencies
 Enjoy Life with Music And Arts Textbook ( Agripino G. Darilag, Lordinio A.
Vergara, Zenaida M. De Leon)

IV. Activity Proper:

Philippine Festivals

Ati-Atihan Festival

The Ati-Atihan Festival is a Philippine festival held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño
(Holy Child or Infant Jesus) in several towns of the province of Aklan, Panay Island. The biggest
celebration is held during the third Sunday of January in the town of Kalibo, the province’s capital.
The name Ati-Atihan means "to imitate Ati", the local name of the Aeta people, the first settlers of
Panay Island and other parts of the archipelago. The festivity was originally a pagan celebration to
commemorate the Barter of Panay, where the Aeta accepted gifts from Bornean chieftains called
Datu, who fled with their families to escape a tyrannical ruler, in exchange for being allowed to dwell
in the Aeta’s lands. They celebrated with dancing and music, with the Borneans having painted their
bodies with soot to show their gratefulness and camaraderie with the Aeta who had dark skin. Later
on, the festivity was given a different meaning by the church by celebrating the acceptance of
Christianity, as symbolized by carrying an image of the Holy Child or Infant Jesus during the
procession.

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 Dinagyang Festival WikipediA
The Dinagyang Festival is a famous and religious and cultural festival in Iloilo
City, Philippines held on the 4th Sunday of January, or right after
the Sinulog in Cebu and the Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo, Aklan. Dinagyang was also
voted as the Best Tourism event three times in a row among any other festivals in the
Philippines. It is also the most awarded festival in the country because of its legacy,
popularity, and innovation. Dinagyang received honors and regarded as a World Class
Festival and dubbed as the "Queen of all festivals" in the Philippines.

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 Masskara Festival WikipediA

The MassKara Festival (Hiligaynon: Pista sang MassKara, Filipino: Pista ng

MassKara) is an annual festival with highlights held every fourth Sunday of
October in Bacolod, Philippines. The most recent festival was held from October 8–
27, 2019. The festival sites include the Bacolod Public Plaza, the Lacson Tourism Strip
and the Bacolod Government Center.
The word "Masskara" is a portmanteau, coined by the late artist Ely Santiago
from mass (a multitude of people), and the Spanish word cara (face), thus
forming MassKara (a multitude of faces). The word is also a pun on maskara, Filipino
for "mask" (itself from Spanish máscara), since it is a prominent feature of the festival
and are always adorned with smiling faces, giving rise to Bacolod being called the
"City of Smiles".
The Festival first began in 1980 during a period of crisis. The province relied
on sugar cane as its primary agricultural crop and the price of sugar was at an all-time
low due to the introduction of sugar substitutes like high fructose corn syrup in
the United States. This was the first MassKara Festival and a time of tragedy; on April
22 of that year, the inter-island vessel MV Don Juan carrying many Negrenses,
including those belonging to prominent families in Bacolod City, collided with the
tanker Tacloban City and sank in Tablas Strait off Mindoro while en route
from Manila to Bacolod, which resulted in 18 lives lost, and 115 missing.

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 Panagbenga Festival WikipediA

Panagbenga Festival (transl. Flower Festival) is a month-long annual flower

occasion occurring in Baguio. The term is of Kankanaey origin, meaning "season of
blooming".[1] The festival, held in February, was created as a tribute to the city's
flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon
earthquake.[2] The festival includes floats that are covered mostly with flowers not
unlike those used in Pasadena's Rose Parade. The festival also includes street
dancing, presented by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes, that is inspired by the
Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordilleras.
The Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA), in collaboration with the John
Hay Poro Point Development Corporation's (JPDC)[3] annual Camp John Hay Art
Contest, gave its official logo from one of the entries: a spray of indigenous sunflowers
from an artwork submitted by Trisha Tabangin, a student of the Baguio City National
High School. The festival was set in February to boost tourism as it was considered
as a time of inactivity between the busy days of Christmas season and the Holy
Week and the summer season.

Sinulog Festival
Millions of people participated in Cebu City last Sunday to celebrate the Sinulog
Festival, one of the most famous festivals in the Philippines. It was attended, not only
by Filipinos, but people coming from different parts of the globe also went to witness
the celebration. The magnificence of the festival made Filipinos, as well as our fellow
Asians, refer to it as the “Mother of all Festivals”. From the colorful and well-made
costumes of the dancers, to the beautiful dances and to the music brought by the
drums, trumpets, and the native gongs, the Sinulog Festival never ceases to amaze
its audience. For 32 years, the Sinulog Festival is a traditional celebration in Cebu City
held every third Sunday of January to honor the Santo Niño (Child Jesus). Basically,
the festival is done by a dance ritual, in which it tells the story of the Filipino people’s pagan
past and their acceptance of Christianity. The word “Sinulog” means “graceful dance”,
wherein it all started in 1980 with a simple dance that represents the “sulog” (or
current) of a river in Cebu.