Nature and origin of festival dances

1. NATURE AND ORIGIN OF ATI-ATIHAN AND MORIONES FESTIVAL DANCES

2. WHY FESTIVALS? • Festival dances are cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture usually done in honor of a Patron saint or as a thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest.

3. • Festival dances may be religious or secular in nature. But the best thing about festivals is that they add to the merry-making and festivities of a place where they are celebrated, the reason why they are called festival dances after all. Festival dances draw the people’s way of life through movements, costumes and implements inherent to their place of origin.

4. FAMOUS FESTIVALS IN THE COUNTRY.

5. SINULOG FESTIVAL OF CEBU

6. DINAGYANG FESTIVAL OF ILOILO

7. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL OF KALIBO, AKLAN

8. BUYUGAN FESTIVAL OF LEYTE

9. BANGUS FESTIVAL OF DAGUPAN

10. T’NALAK FESTIVAL OF SOUTH COTABATO

11. MASSKARA FESTIVAL OF BACOLOD CITY

12. BAMBANTI FESTIVAL OF ISABELA

13. KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL OF DAVAO

14. • Filipinos do festivals primarily to celebrate unity amidst diversity of cultures. The value of industry and hard work that brings about bountiful yield is also one of the reasons of the celebration.

15. Festivals have been a consistent crowd-drawing activity which in a way uplifts the economy of one’s place due to its tourism and entertainment value.

16. • Whatever festival we celebrate, be it in honor of a religious icon, culture, tradition, beliefs, or industry, festival dances articulate the unity of the Filipinos that amidst economic, social, environmental, cultural and political challenges remain resilient.

17. NATURE OF FESTIVAL DANCES A.Cultural with religious influence These are dances characterized by movements showing reverence to a religious icon believed to have interceded in their personal life. The Philippines where majority of its people are Catholics, celebrate fiestas pompously and with so much gaiety.

18. This celebration is an expression of thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest and for a favour or request granted to them through divine intercession.

19. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL A feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (infant Jesus), concluding on the third Sunday, in the island and town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines. The name “Ati-atihan” means “to be like aetas” or make believe Ati’s.” Aetas were the primary settlers in the islands according to history books. They too are the earliest settlers of Panay island where the province of Aklan is situated.

20. ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL The festival consists of tribal dance, music, accompanied by indigenous costumes and weapons, and parade along the street. Christians and non-Christians observe this day with religious processions. It has inspired many other Philippine festivals including the Sinulog Festival of Cebu and Dinagyang of Iloilo, both adaptations of the Kalibo Ati-atihan Festival.

21. MORIONES FESTIVAL An annual festival held on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines. The “Moriones” are men and women in costumes and masks replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers as interpreted by local folks. The Moriones or Moryonan tradition has inspired the creation of other festivals in the Philippines where cultural practices or folk history is truned into street festivals.

22. MORIONES FESTIVAL A colorful festival celebrated on the island of Marinduque in the Philippines. The participants use morion masks to depict the Roman soldiers and Syrian mercenaries within the story of the Passion of the Christ. The mask was named after the 16th and 17th century Morion helmet. The Moriones refers to the masked and costumed penitents who march around the town for seven days searching for Longinus.

23. MORIONES FESTIVAL Morions roam the streets in town from Holy Monday to easter Sunday scaring the kids, or engaging in antics or surprises to draw attention. This is a folk-religious festival that re-enacts the story of Saint Longinus, a Roman centurion who was blind in one eye. This week long celebration starts on Holy Monday and ends on Easter Sunday.

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Explanation:

How do you think festival dances help you in enhancing your fitness?

Festival dances exhibit fast movements and therefore, the workout intensity is great. Dancing improves heart health, balance and body coordination in general.

Dance is more of an exercise.

What value do festival dances develop in cornmunity fitness?

Festival dances highlight their history, unifying the community and inspiring others to join in. The festivals honor culture and traditions. ... By dancing additional people will achieve a fitness target.