Philippine Festivals
Transcript of Philippine Festivals
Festival dances are cultural dances
performed to the strong beats of
percussion instruments by a community
of people sharing the same culture.
1. Religious, in honor of a certain religious icon.
2. Secular, thanksgiving or celebration of peoples industry
and bountiful harvest.
SINULOGJanuary (Cebu City)
RELIGIOUSSto. Nino
Ati-atihanJanuary (Kalibo, Aklan)
RELIGIOUSSto. Nino
HigantesNovember (Angono, Rizal)
RELIGIOUSSt. Clement
KinabayoJuly (Dapitan City)
RELIGIOUSJames the Great
SangyawJuly (Tacloban City)
RELIGIOUSSto. Nino
BangusApril to May (Dagupan, Pangasinan)
SECULARMilkfish Industry
PanagbengaFebruary (Baguio City)
SECULARFlower Industry
MangoApril (Iba, Zambales)
SECULARMango Industry
Ibon EbonFebruary (Pampanga)
SECULARMigratory Birds
Egg Industry
MasskaraOctober (Bacolod)
SECULARMask (Sugar
Industry)