Festival Dances in

the Philippines
 Put a check mark ( ) on the column that falls under each
category.
DANCE RELIGIOUS NON- RELIGOUS
MASSKARA

ATI-ATIHAN

SINULOG
DINAGYANG

PANAGBENGA
Process Questions:
Watch and Observe!
FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL:
DANCE
 CULTURAL DANCES

SHARING THE SAME CULTURE

FESTIVAL DANCE
IN HONOR OF PATRON RELIGIOUS
SAINT
THANKSGIVING OF BOUNTIFUL
HARVEST SECULAR
FESTIVA
L DANCE NATURE OF FESTIVAL
DANCES
Defined as a time of celebration marked by special
observations.

To show GRATITUDE for a BOUNTIFUL HARVEST

To CELEBRATE SIGNIFICANTS EVENTS in LOCAL

HISTORY

To OBSERVE the FEAST DAYS OF PATRON SAINTS

FESTIVA A. CULTURAL WITH RELIGIOUS
L DANCE INFLUENCE
NAME OF FESTIVAL WHEN WHERE ICON

ATI-ATIHAN January Kalibo, Aklan Sto. Nino

MORIONES Holy Monday to Marinduque St. Longinus

Easter Sunday
DINAGYANG January Iloilo, City Sto. Nino
SINULOG January Cebu City Sto. Nino

PENAFRANCIA September Naga, Bicol Virgin Mary

PAHIYAS May Lucban, San Isidro
Quezon Labrador
FESTIVA B. INDIGENOUS INFLUENCE/NON RELIGIOUS
L DANCE FESTIVALS

NAME OF FESTIVAL WHEN WHERE ICON

LANZONES October Camiguin Lanzones

MASSKARA October Bacolod City Sugar cane

Mango
DINAMULAG March/ April Iba, Zambales (Dinamulag)

BAMBANTI January Isabela Scarecrow

FESTIVA PANAGBENGA 1. FLOWER FESTIVAL
L DANCE FESTIVAL

Month long celebration

on February in Baguio
City.

BLOOMING SEASON

“Summer Capital of
the Philippines”
FESTIVA Celebrated to Honor
2. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL Kalibo’s Patron- Infant
L DANCE Jesus
Celebrated every second
Sunday of January in
Kalibo, Aklan

“Be like the Atis or

Aetas”

The procession begins

after the signal of the
drums and whistles.

Chant: Hala Bira!

FESTIVA 3. DINAGYANG FESTIVAL Celebrated the Feast of the
L DANCE Infant Jesus

Celebrated every fourth

Sunday of January in
Iloilo City

Comes from the word

Dagyang- merrymaking

It commemorates the
pact between the datus
and the locals.

Chant: Viva, Sto, Nino!

 Celebrated every third
FESTIVA 4. SINULOG FESTIVAL Sunday of January in
L DANCE Cebu City

Comes from the word

Sulog- like the water
current movement
It begins with the nine days
(novena) before the third
Sunday of January.

Two forward steps and

one backward step to
light and wave candles to
ask blessings.
Chant: Pit! Senyor!
 NON- Celebrated every fourth
RELIGIOUS 1. MASSKARA FESTIVAL week of October in
Bacolod City.
FESTIVAL

Comes from the word

Mass- “many people”

Bacolod City – CITY OF

SMILES

“FESTIVAL OF
SMILES”
 NON- Celebrated every
RELIGIOUS 2. BAMBANTI FESTIVAL January in Isabela.
FESTIVAL

Bambanti is Ilocano word

for SCARECROW

Scarecrow is made of
straws, sticks, or cloth
formed into a humanlike
figure to scare the birds
to protect the Palay.

“Considered as
Farmer’s Best friend”
 NON- Week long celebration
RELIGIOUS 3. LANZONES FESTIVAL held in the fourth week of
October in Camiguin
FESTIVAL since 1979.

Also known as Langsat.

Langsat – small-round
fruit that is famous in
Camiguin.

To celebrate the bountiful

harvest of Lanzones
Fruits.
 NON- Week-long celebration
RELIGIOUS 4. DINAMULAG FESTIVAL between March and April
in Iba, Zambales.
FESTIVAL

“Dinamulag”-
means “carabao”
Celebration of good
harvest of the famous
Carabao Mangoes.

Festival has been

held since 1999.
 NON- Celebrated every third
RELIGIOUS 5. KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL week of August in
FESTIVAL Davao City.

Madayaw- means “good,

valuable, superior, or
beautiful”

This period coincides with

the season of harvest of
fruits and the blooming of
exotic Orchid called
“waling-waling”
FESTIVA Share your own understanding on the following
L DANCE hashtags:

#FestivalDance
#Religiousfestivals
#SecularFestivals
PROCESS QUESTIONS:

Why does the Philippines have many festival dances?

How do festivals help improve one’s fitness?

FESTIVA Fill in the table below and classify each festival
L DANCE in the country.
WHERE FESTIVAL DANCE WHEN
Cebu
Dinagyang
Moriones
Kalibo Aklan
Pahiyas
September
Masskara
Legazpi City,
Albay
Camiguin
FESTIVA Fill in the table below and classify each festival
L DANCE in the country.
WHERE FESTIVAL DANCE WHEN
Cebu Sinulog January
Iloilo City Dinagyang January
Marinduque Moriones Holy Week
Kalibo Aklan Ati-atihan January
Lucban, Quezon Pahiyas May
Naga, Bicol Penafrancia September
Bacolod City Masskara April
Legazpi City,
Ibalong August
Albay
Camiguin Lanzones October
FESTIVA ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY
L DANCE

Search on YouTube the basic steps in

any of the festival dances discussed.
Make a video of yourself doing the
steps of the festival. You can use props
or costumes (optional). Output will be
credited to Performance Task.
Let’s call it a Day!