4TH Quarter Module W1 W2
4TH Quarter Module W1 W2
4TH Quarter Module W1 W2
RECAP
Tourists from all over the world visit the Philippines not just to see its beautiful beaches and breathtaking sights, but
also to experience the country’s grand festivals that, without a doubt, makes it more fun in the Philippines.
Ati-Atihan Festival- Aklan If you plan to visit Boracay in January, you might as well watch the locals masquerading
as Negritos in colorful costumes, dancing and chanting “Hala Bira!” in Aklan for their Ati-Atihan Festival.
Similar to Cebu’s Sinulog Festival, this event is celebrated to honor Santo Niño. Ati-Atihan Festival in Aklan is
considered to be one of the best festivals in the Philippines. This religious festivity is also one of the oldest Philippine
celebrations.
Main Highlights
Parade of Tribes and Floats
Ati-Atihan Street Dancing
Religious Procession and torch Street Dancing
Head down south to the Queen City and experience this fiesta in the Philippines that celebrates Cebu’s patron saint—
Santo Niño. This is a week-long event that is done with processions, parties, concerts, colorful and lively street
dancing, irresistible drum beats and parades.
The word “sinulog” means “like the water current,” and is actually the name of the
step that the dancers perform. The petitioners often
Main Highlights
Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of the Santo Niño
Sublian Festival - Batangas The Sublian festival, a two week long celebration which culminates every year on the
23rd of July, is rooted in the Batangueños devotion to the town’s patron: the Holy Cross in Bauan and Agoncillo, and
the Sto. Niño in Batangas City.
This religious devotion translated to a dance from indigenous to Batangas: the Subli. Traditionaly performed to the
accompaniment of drums and chanting, the Subli praises the Patron in a combination of poetry, movement and music.
Today, the Sublian festival features not just devotional dance-song but street dancing indigenous Filipino games,
Harana (serenades), the Lupakan, Awitan at Sayawan: an event which combines the sharing of Nilupak (local
delicacy made of bananas and sweet potato) with folk songs and dancesand even a Malunggayan Fiesta, a day that
celebrates the nutritional benefits of the malunggay (moringa) plant. The Sublian Festival also coincides with the
city’s founding anniversary
II. Directions: Re-arrange the letters to get the words being described.
DASIMMIN
_____________1. It is a dance song, is also chanted as they walk before the altar.
AUSSUA
_____________2. It is a celebrated courtship song and dance that has often been modernized for troupe performances.
NAAGYSA
_____________3. A war dance in Bukidnon.
OBDUT
_____________4. A song composed of four notes, is sung during rice harvests.
UURAYN
_____________5. Mindanao folk song called uruyan.
III.
IV. Directions: Read, reflect and answer the question. Festivals in the Philippines offer people a chance
to exhibit their rich culture and pay homage to the history and patron saints. They are vibrant, big,
and celebrated with a lot of pomp and show. No wonder, each province has its own Filipino Fiesta
that they are very proud of. How would you promote the different Festivals here in the Philippines?
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