RAMON AVANCEÑA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

YULO DRIVE AREVALO ILOILO CITY

Grade 7
Learning Activity Sheet

Arts Quarter 4

NAME:________________________ GRADE/SECTION:___________ MAPEH TEACHER:_______________

Festivals are delightful events for Filipinos, since we are art- loving and fun-loving
people. Our life is surrounded by festivities and celebration; through it we express
our thanksgiving and celebration of blessings from God. We celebrate almost every
aspect our lives- from birthday celebrations to death anniversaries.
Philippine Festivals are divided into two categories, namely:
A. Religious Festivals- is a festival by a certain specific group of churches or
religion.
B. Non- Religious Festival- is a festival with a group people, community or a
region due to tradition and culture.
RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS
Pahiyas Festival
Lucban, Quezon
This festival is celebrated every 15 th of the hot
summer of May. An extravagant and colorful affair
in honor of San Isidro Labrador and is the farmer’s
thanksgiving for a rich and bountiful harvest. The
townspeople prepare many things for this festival
among them is the all important, Kipling. https://www.google.com/search?
q=pahiyas+festival&rlz=1C1CHBD_enPH711PH757&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS97-
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Obando Fertility Rite

Obando, Bulacan
It is both a festival and prayerful request for
devotees, celebrated every May. Locals and
travelers dressed in traditional costumes, dance
and sing in the town streets in honor and beg
Obando’s three patron saints: San Pascual , Santa
Clara and Nuestra Senora deSalambao. https://twitter.com/PIADesk/status/
471552985831469056/photo/1

Moriones Festival
Marinduque
It is held during Holy Week. The Moriones is
a costume worn by Marinduquenos. Morion means
“mask” or “visor” that covers the wearer’s face. The
festival is characterized by colorful and realistic
Roman Costumes, painted masks like true to life
and brightly colored tunics. https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ILGOX9pWDOY/
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 Ati-atihan Festival
Kalibo, Aklan

It is a festival held on the thkrd week of

January in honor of Sto. Niṅ o and is celebrated by
rejoicing and energetic merriment on the streets.
The name means “ make believe Atis”. The name is
after the Ati, the indigenous natives of the island. https://philnews.ph/wp-content/uploads/
2014/01/Kalibo-Ati-Atihan.jpg

Sinulog
Cebu City

This festival is held every third Sunday of

January to Honor the Sto. Niṅ o ( child of Jesus).
The native dance of Sinulog celebrates the
acceptance of the Filipino people of Christianity,
more specifically Catolicism, to replace their belief
https://media.interaksyon.com/wp-
of animalism. The word “sulog” means river
current, which pertains to the dance steps being content/uploads/2020/11/sinulog-
similar to a river’s push and pull current. 2020.jp

Dinagyang Festival
Iloilo City

The festival traces its roots as a thanksgiving

celebration in honor of Sto,. Niṅ o . It also
showcases the rich heritage , colorful history,
passionate devotion and fun-loving spirit of the
Ilongo People. https://thehappytrip.com/wp-content/
uploads/2016/01/ilo1.jpg

Santacruzan

It is popularly known as Flores de Mayo

which means Flowers in May. It is celebrated with
flower offerings for the blessed Virgin Mary in
catholic churches. Santacruzan ( from the Spanish
Santacruz, “ holy cross”) is a ritual pageant held
on the last day of Flores de Mayo. http://tempo.com.ph/wp-content/
uploads/2020/05/santacruzan1.jpg

NON-RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS
Panagbenga Festival
Baguio City

Its English name is “ The Blooming

Flowers Festival”, which means , “ season
of blooming”. It is a month-long annual
celebration of a tribute to the city’s
beautifully grown flowers, and is
https://ph.asiatatler.com/life/baguio-blooms-forward-at-
celebrated in the month of February. the-24th-panagbenga-festival
 Masskara Festival
Bacolod City

It’s a combination of English word

“mass” and the Spanish word “kara”
( which means face), this festival is
celebrated every third weekend of
October, or on the closest weekend to
October 19, It dramatizes the steadfast https://www.cnnphilippines.com/regional/2020/9/22/Bacolod-
character of the Negrenses and LGU-cancels-2020-MassKara-Festival.html
symbolizes what the City of Smiles,
Bacolod City, do best, putting on a
smiling face even when faced with
challenges.
Kaamulan Festival
Malaybalay, Bukidnon

An ethnic festival that celebrates

the customs and traditions of the seven
groups originally inhabited the Bukidnon
region, the matigsalug, Tigwahanun,
Higaunu, Umayamnun, Manobo,
Bukidnon and Talaandig.It showcases https://i1.wp.com/eazytraveler.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kaamulan-
festival-2018-bukidnon.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1
the unique indigenous culture through
integrating different activities of several
sectors fusing them into one, creating a
unique and wonderful celebration in
ethnic fashion.
Kadayawan Festival
Davao City

It is a festival of thanksgiving for

the gifts of nature, the wealth and culture
and the bounties of the harvest and
serenity of living that is derived from
Dabawenyong word, “madayaw” or good,
valuable, and superior in English. https://outoftownblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Kadayawan-
sa-Davao-2018-photo-by-Constantine-Agustin-via-Foter.jpg

THEATRICAL FORMS
Shadow Play
It is an ancient art form that uses flat,
expressed figures to produce cut0out figures
which are held together by sticks and
sometimes thread , to create movement, which
are shown behind a thin layer of cloth or
screen and a light source to create shadows. https://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/wp-content/uploads/
2019/07/66856059_2561644357208524_1085634330744586240_o-1392x1333.jpg
 Comedia or Moro-Moro
It is the earliest known form of
organized theater created by Spanish priest It
is unique to the Philippines because there are
no other countries that thought of or created
the said drama. The said theatrical form is
usually performed during festivals throughout
the country. All Moro-Moro plays follow the https://cdn.britannica.com/s:690x388,c:crop/62/60262-050-5DB41DD4/
pattern of love affair between a Muslim- Comedia-moro-moro-folk-drama-battles-Christians-Muslim.jpg

Filipino prince and a Christian princess.

Sarswela or Zarzuela
It is a play with songs and dances
usually written in prose, depicting the unusual
feature of a romantic love among idealized
Filipino characters that are often accompanied
by topics of contemporary social, political,
economical, cultural issues for relevance and
added interest.
https://thestageandthestudio.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/valentina-casts.jpg?w=870

Senakulo
It is one of the most famous event during
the Lent season usually showing stories and
events from the Old and New Testaments
related to the life, sufferings and death of
Jesus Christ. It takes at least eight days to be
performed, from palm Sunday to Easter
Sunday, in different places: on the streets, on
stage, in a chapel or in a church, http://philnews.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/senakulo.jpg

Dance Drama
It is a drama performed through dance
movements, frequently with dialogue or
sometimes, even singing is popular for
retelling of famous, national literatures. Actors
act out scenes through a complex gesture,
language, which imitates actions in real life
and are required rhythmic body movements ,
an expressive public performance. https://wp.aggs.trafford.sch.uk/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2020/03/The-Arts-
blog-header.jpg

I. Learning Skills from the MELCs

Most Essential Learning Competencies
• Identifies the different religious and non-religious festivals and theatrical forms
celebrated all over the country. A7EL-IVb-2
II. Activities
ACTIVITY 1 : Locating Festivals and Theatrical Forms!
Directions: Identify and encircle Ten (10) festivals and theatrical forms that are familiar
to you. Words are either in vertical, horizontal, or diagonal.

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ACTIVITY 2: PICFEST!
Directions: Identify the name of religious or non-religious festivals and theatrical forms as
shown in the picture on each item. Choose your answer from the box.
1._________________________________ 6.________________________________
Moriones Obando Fertility Rite Dinagyang festival Dance Drama
Moro Moro Ati-Atihan Shadow Play Sinulog
Santacruzan Panagbenga festival

2._________________________________ 7. ________________________________

3.___________________________________ 8. ________________________________

4.____________________________________ 9. ________________________________

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ACTIVITY 3: NAME IT!
Directions: Identify and write the name of the religious and non-religious festivals and
theatrical forms you learned from this learning activity sheet. Write your answer on the the
blank.
___________________1. It is one of the most famous event during the Lent season usually
showing stories and events from the Old and New Testaments related to the life, sufferings and
death of Jesus Christ.
____________________2. This festival is celebrated every 15th of the hot summer of May. An
extravagant and colorful affair in honor of San Isidro Labrador and is the farmer’s thanksgiving
for a rich and bountiful harvest.
____________________3. An ethnic festival that celebrates the customs and traditions of the seven
groups originally inhabited the Bukidnon region, the matigsalug, Tigwahanun, Higaunu,
Umayamnun, Manobo, Bukidnon and Talaandig.
___________________4. It is a drama performed through dance movements, frequently with
dialogue or sometimes, even singing is popular for retelling of famous, national literatures.
___________________5. It is a festival of thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth and culture
and the bounties of the harvest and serenity of living that is derived from Dabawenyong word,
“madayaw” or good, valuable, and superior in English.
___________________6. It is popularly known as Flores de Mayo which means Flowers in May. It is
celebrated with flower offerings for the blessed Virgin Mary in catholic churches.
___________________7. It is an ancient art form that uses flat, expressed figures to produce cut
out figures which are held together by sticks and sometimes thread , to create movement, which
are shown behind a thin layer of cloth or screen and a light source.
___________________8. It is both a festival and prayerful request for devotees, celebrated every
May. Locals and travelers dressed in traditional costumes, dance and sing in the town streets
in honor of three patron saints.
___________________9. It is a month-long annual celebration of a tribute to the city’s beautifully
grown flowers, and is celebrated in the month of February.
__________________10. It dramatizes the steadfast character of the Negrenses and symbolizes
what the City of Smiles, Bacolod City, do best, putting on a smiling face even when faced with
challenges.