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Media Arts
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Philippine Festivals
Media Arts – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Philippine Festivals
First Edition, 2020

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Media Arts
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Philippine Festivals
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the (Media Arts – Grade 7) Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM)

Module on ( Philippine Festivals) !

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in
helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while
overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

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the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Media Arts 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on (

Phillippine Festivals) !

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities
for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be
enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active
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 Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given
to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of
the lesson learned. This also tends retention
of learned concepts.

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module.

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We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

What I Need to Know

In this module, you will understand how the Filipinos live with art. Filipinos
developed ways of employing art into their lives. Here, we focus on the visual art as
reflected in festival celebrations.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify the different festivals in the Philippines.
2. Differentiate religious festivals from non – religious festivals.

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 3. Appreciate the Philippine Festivals as part of Filipino culture.

What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Celebrated every 15th of the hot summer month of May. An extravagant and colorful
affair in the quiet town of Lucban, held in honor of San Isidro Labrador and is the
farmers’ thanksgiving for a rich and bountiful harvest.
A. Sinulog Festival
B. Pahiyas Festival
C. Kaamulan Festival

2. From the combination of the English “mass” and the Spanish word “kara”( which
means face), this festival is celebrated every third weekend of October. It dramatizes
the steadfast character of the Negrenses and symbolizes what the City of Smiles,
Bacolod City.
A. Dinagyang Festival
B. Panagbenga Festival
C. Masskara Festival

3. An ethnic festival that the customs and traditions of the seven tribal groups that
originally inhabited the Bukidnon region. It showcases the unique indigenous culture
through integrating different activities of several sectors and fusing them into one,
creating a unique and wonderful celebration in ethnic fashion.
A. Sinulog Festival
B. Dinagyang Festival
C. Kaamulan Festival

4. A dance ritual and Catholic Festival celebrated every May in Obando, Bulacan. Couples
who are childless can take this occasion to appeal for heavenly intercession and dance to
please the Virgin of Salimbao.

A. Dinagyang Festival
B. Panagbenga Festival
C. Obando Fertility rites

5.This festival is from Cebu City. The native dance of Sinulog commemorates the
acceptance of the Filipino people of Christianity, more specifically,Catholicism, to replace
their belief of animalism.

A. Sinulog Festival
B. Dinagyang Festival
C. Obando Fertility rites

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Lesson
Philippine Festivals
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Festivals are delightful events for the Filipinos since we are art –
loving, and fun – loving people. Our life is surrounded by festivities and
celebrations, through it we express our thanksgiving and celebration of blessings
from God. We celebrate almost every aspect of our lives – from birthday
celebrations to death anniversaries.

What’s In

Activity 1: Festival tour

Let’s check if you already attended festivals from different places in the Philippines.

Directions: Choose your answer from the box that best describes each festival.
Write your answer on your answer sheet.

Ati – atihan Masskara

Obando Fertility rites Kaamulan

Moriones

1. An ethnic festival that celebrate the customs and traditions of the

seven tribal groups that originally inhabited the Bukidnon region.
2. A festival celebrated every 3rd weekend of October, it dramatizes the
steadfast character of the negrenses and symbolizes what the city of
smiles, Bacolod City.
3. A festival in honor of the Santo Niño is celebrated by rejoicing and
energetic merriment of the streets held on the 3rd week of January
every year on the 2nd sunday after epiphany in Kalibo, Aklan.
4. A festival celebrated by Marindoqueños in the western side of
Marindoque.

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5. Celebrated every 15th of the hot summer of month of May in Lucban,
Quezon, held in honor of San Isidro Labrador.

What’s New

WHAT FIRST POPS ON YOUR MIND?

These are some of the festivals

celebrated in the Philippines. Most of
them are influenced by Christian faith
but traces of ancient belief and culture
can often seen. Some of these festivals
might be familiar to you. Can you
describe what you know about these
festivals shown in the pictures? Imagine
what the celebrations are about and
what their relevance are to you, as

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What is It

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Religious Festivals
Dubbed as the “Fiesta Island of the Pacific”, the Philippines is home
to rich, colorful and lively festivals. From Luzon to Visayas, down to the
southern tip of Mindanao, Filipinos have various ways of celebrating life’s
abundance which are clear expressions of their religiosity and strong faith in
their creator. Fiestas showcase Filipino ingenuity at its finest.
The fiesta is part and bundle of Filipino culture. Through good times
and bad times must go on. Each city and barrio has at least one local
festival of its own, usually on the feast day of its patron saint, so that there
is always a fiesta going on somewhere in the country. But the most
elaborate festival of all is Christmas, a season celebrated with all the display
and show the fun – loving Filipino can handle.

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 Pahiyas Festival
Celebrated every 15th of the hot
summer month of May. An extravagant
and colorful affair in the quiet town of
Lucban, held in honor of San Isidro
Labrador and is the farmers’ thanksgiving
for a rich and bountiful harvest.

Obando Fertility Rites

A dance ritual and Catholic Festival celebrated every May in Obando,
Bulacan. Couples who are childless can take this occasion to appeal for
heavenly intercession and dance to please the Virgin of Salimbao.

Moriones Festival
This festival is held during Holy week in
Marindoque. During this week, the
Moriones costume must be worn every day
for a whole week( except during night time
when the people can freely sleep and eat
comfortably.

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 Sinulog Festival
This festival is from Cebu City. The native
dance of Sinulog commemorates the
acceptance of the Filipino people of
Christianity, more specifically,Catholicism, to
replace their belief of animalism.

Dinagyang Festival
The Iloilo Dinagyang festival is a showcase of
the rich heritage, colorful history, passionate
devotion and fun – loving spirit of the
Ilonggo people. The festival traces its roots
as a thanksgiving celebration in honor of
Senyor Santo Niño, the child Jesus.

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 Non – Religious Festivals
These festivals focus on the cultural and heritage aspect of our
country, and are celebrated with enthusiasm and passion. Tourists even
celebrate with the locals, taking in the wondrous and artistic values of the
costumes and props the locals have been prepared to showcase.

Panagbenga Festival
This festival is from the summer capital of
the Philippines, Baguio City. Its
English name is The blooming Flowers
Festival, which means “season of
blooming”,is a month long annual
celebration of a tribute to the city’s
beautifully grown flowers, and is
celebrated in the month of February.

Masskara Festival

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From the combination of the English “mass” and the Spanish word “kara”(
which means face), this festival is celebrated every third weekend of October.
It dramatizes the steadfast character of the Negrenses and symbolizes what
the City of Smiles, Bacolod City.

Kaamulan Festival
An ethnic festival that the customs and traditions of the seven tribal
groups that originally inhabited the Bukidnon region. It showcases the
unique indigenous culture through integrating different activities of several
sectors and fusing them into one, creating a unique and wonderful
celebration in ethnic fashion.

Kadayawan Festival
The ritual of Kadayawan that is celebrated in Davao City, is a festival
of thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture and the bounties

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of harvest and serenity of living that is derived from the Dabawenyong word
“madayaw” or good, valuable and superior in English.

What’s More

After learning the different festivals in the Philippines can you now identify the
religious festivals and non – religious festivals?

Fill up the table below:

Religious Festivals Non – Religious Festivals

What I Have Learned

Direction: In 3 – 5 sentences write an appreciation about the different

Philippine Festivals.

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 What I Can Do

Match me up
Direction: Match Column A with Column B. Write only the letter of your answer.
1.

A. Masskara Festival

B. Moriones Festival

C. Panagbenga Festival

2.

3.

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 Assessment
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
4. From the combination of the English “mass” and the Spanish word “kara”( which
means face), this festival is celebrated every third weekend of October. It dramatizes
the steadfast character of the Negrenses and symbolizes what the City of Smiles,
Bacolod City.
D. Dinagyang Festival
E. Panagbenga Festival
F. Masskara Festival

5. A dance ritual and Catholic Festival celebrated every May in Obando, Bulacan. Couples
who are childless can take this occasion to appeal for heavenly intercession and dance
to please the Virgin of Salimbao.
A. Dinagyang Festival
B. Panagbenga Festival
C. Obando Fertility rites

6. This festival is from Cebu City. The native dance of Sinulog commemorates the
acceptance of the Filipino people of Christianity, more specifically,Catholicism, to
replace their belief of animalism.
A. Sinulog Festival
B. Dinagyang Festival
C. Obando Fertility rites

7. An ethnic festival that the customs and traditions of the seven tribal groups that
originally inhabited the Bukidnon region. It showcases the unique indigenous culture
through integrating different activities of several sectors and fusing them into one,
creating a unique and wonderful celebration in ethnic fashion.
A. Sinulog Festival
B. Dinagyang Festival
C. Kaamulan Festival

5. Celebrated every 15th of the hot summer month of May. An extravagant and colorful
affair in the quiet town of Lucban, held in honor of San Isidro Labrador and is the
farmers’ thanksgiving for a rich and bountiful harvest.

A. Sinulog Festival
B. Pahiyas Festival
C. Kaamulan Festival

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 Additional Activities

View the link below to watch a video compilation from different Philippine
Festivals.-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8SG7jUSrVI

Answer Key

rites
Fertility
Masskara Obando

Panagbenga Dinagyang

Kaamulan Sinulog
B 5. A 5.
C 4. C 4.
Religious
A 3. C 3.
C 2. Non - Religious C 2.
C 1. B 1.

Assessment What's More What I Know

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References

Music and Arts, Grade 7

Pinterest for the pictures

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