Directions: Answer the questions base on the background of the dance
Maglalatik.Answer it in a complete sentence.
1. Why is the dance called Maglalatik?
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2. Who is the patron saint of the farmers?
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3. Where does Maglalatik originate?
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4. Who did fight over latik?
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5. How many coconut shells attached on the dancer’s body?
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Answers & Comments
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The dancers perform the dance by hitting one coconut shell with the other; sometimes the ones on the hands, the ones on the body, or the shells worn by another performer, all in time to a fast drumbeat. ... The name of the dance means "latik-maker", from latik, a coconut product that is used in Filipino cooking.
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Saint Isidore is widely venerated as the patron saint of farmers, peasants, day laborers and agriculture in general, as well as brick layers. His hometown of Madrid, the Spanish cities of Leon, Zaragoza, and Seville, and various locales in the former Spanish Empire honour him as their patron saint.
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The Maglalatik (also known as Manlalatik or Magbabao) is a folk dance from the Philippines. Coconut shell halves are secured onto the dancers' hands and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut shell halves.
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Maglalatik - Originally performed in Binan, Laguna as a mock-war dance that demonstrates a fight between the Moros and the Christians over the prized latik or coconut meat during the Spanish rule, this dance is also shown to pay tribute to the towns patron saint, San Isidro Labrador.
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The Maglalatik (also known as Manlalatik or Magbabao) is a folk dance from the Philippines. Coconut shell halves are secured onto the dancers' hands and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut shell halves.