LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The student will:

a. identifies the festivals and theatrical forms celebrated
all over the country throughout the year
b. defines what makes each of the Philippine festivals
unique through a visual presentation
c. designs the visual elements and components of the
selected festival or theatrical form through costumes,
props, etc.
PHILIPPINE
FESTIVALS
AND FIESTAS

ARTS 7
PRE-ASSESSMENT
1. Ati-atihan festival is held every 3rd Sunday of January in ____________ ?
a. Kalibo, Aklan c. Iloilo City
b. Cebu d. Baguio
2. A festival held in Baguio as a tribute to the city’s flowers.
a. Sinulog Festival c. Panagbenga Festival
b. Dinagyang Festival d. Moriones Festival
3. Festival that is annually celebrated during Holy Week in Marinduque.
a. Pahiyas Festival c. Carabao Festival
b. Moriones Festival d. Pintados Festival
4. Pahiyas Festival is held at Lucban, Quezon in honor of the patron saint of farners, St.
Isidor Labrador on ____________.
a. May 14 c. May 16
b. May 15 d. May 17
5. _________________ is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo city held on the fourth
Sunday of January. It was voted as best Tourism Event in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
a. Sinulog Festival c. Panagbenga Festival
b. Dinagyang Festival d. Moriones Festival
 
 ACTIVITY # 1
REFLECT, WRITE
and SHARE
ACTIVITY #1 Reflect, Write
and Share

Objectives:
a. List down date and place where each
festival is celebrated
b. Record new concept with your prior
knowledge about that particular
festival
ACTIVITY #1 Reflect, Write
and Share

Direction:
Think of everything you know about
Philippine Festivals and Fiestas. Write down
words or phrases that you will associate with
the following festivals. Then discuss your
answers with the group.
Name of the Festival:
• Date of Celebration:
• Place of Celebration:
• Why it is celebrated:

Name of the Festival:

• Date of Celebration:
• Place of Celebration:
• Why it is celebrated:

Name of the Festival:

• Date of Celebration:
• Place of Celebration:
• Why it is celebrated:
Name of the Festival:
• Date of Celebration:
• Place of Celebration:
• Why it is celebrated:

Name of the Festival:

• Date of Celebration:
• Place of Celebration:
• Why it is celebrated:

Name of the Festival:

• Date of Celebration:
• Place of Celebration:
• Why it is celebrated:
ATI-ATIHAN
Held every 3rd
Sunday of January
in honor of the
Sto. Niño in
Kalibo, Aklan
SINULOG
Held every 3rd
Sunday of January
in honor of the
Sto. Niño in Cebu
DINAGYANG
Held every 4th
Sunday of January;
a religious and
cultural festival in
Iloilo City
PANAGBENGA
Held on the whole
month of February
as a tribute to the
city’s flower in
Baguio
MORIONES
Held every HOLY
WEEK of the year in
the island of
Marinduque.
“Morion” means
Mask
PAHIYAS
Held every 15th of
May in honor of the
patron saint of
farmers, St. Isidore
Labrador in Lucban,
Quezon
SANTACRUZAN
Held on the whole
month of May, a
novena procession in
commemoration of
Saint Helena’s finding
of the cross.
 AGE RANGE OF PARTICIPATION IN FESTIVALS
51 years above
5%
46-50 years old
10%

36-45 years old

5% 13 - 18 years old
37%

26-35 years old

8%

19-25 years old

35%
ACTIVITY # 2
PICTURE
ASSOCIATION
 FIESTA and FESTIVAL The
major and most elaborate
festival of all is Christmas.
Each city and barrio have at
least one local festival of its
own, usually on the feast of
its patron saint, so that
there is always a fiesta going
on somewhere in the
country. is part and bundle
of Filipino culture
SHORT QUIZ
1. Ati-atihan festival is held every 3rd Sunday of January in ____________ ?
a. Kalibo, Aklan c. Iloilo City
b. Cebu d. Baguio
2. A festival held in Baguio as a tribute to the city’s flowers.
a. Sinulog Festival c. Panagbenga Festival
b. Dinagyang Festival d. Moriones Festival
3. Festival that is annually celebrated during Holy Week in Marinduque.
a. Pahiyas Festival c. Carabao Festival
b. Moriones Festival d. Pintados Festival
4. Pahiyas Festival is held at Lucban, Quezon in honor of the patron saint of farners, St.
Isidor Labrador on ____________.
a. May 14 c. May 16
b. May 15 d. May 17
5. _________________ is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo city held on the fourth
Sunday of January. It was voted as best Tourism Event in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
a. Sinulog Festival c. Panagbenga Festival
b. Dinagyang Festival d. Moriones Festival
 
ACTIVITY # 3
ART ACTIVITY
Color and transform the mask into a colorful and attractive
mask using different kinds of color medium
REFLECT AND
CHANGE
 As a student, how can you
promote our festivals? How can
your preserve the culture of
celebrating it despite the
difficulties and struggles we
encounter in our country?