Music of phillipine festivals

• Ati-atihan (Aklan)


  • Chanting "Hala Bira"
  • Celebrated to honor Santo Niño
  • One of the best festivals of the Philippines
  • Religious festival
  • People cheer and shout "Hala Bira" and Viva Sto. Niño
• Ati-atihan festival


  3rd week of January
• Sinulog Festival (Cebu)


  • Celebrates Santo Niño
  • "Sinulog" means "like the water current and the name of the steps that the dancers perform
• Sinulog Festival


  3rd Sunday of January
• Ati-atihan is the "mother of all Philippine festivals"
• Petitioners


  Often yell
• Pit Senor


  Grandest festival in the Philippines
• Subhan Festival (Batangas)


  A two weeklong celebration starting on 23rd of July
• Sub sub bending your body!

  1. Forward or downward

  2. Bali (broken)
• Kadayawan festival (Davao)


  Madayaw meaning thanksgiving for nature's gift, warm and friendliness greeting; and to describe things that are good, valuable, superior, and beautiful
• Kadayawan festival


  3rd week of August
• Mariones festival


  Held in Marinduque
• Mariones festival


  1. Held on Holy Week

  2. Depicts the Roman soldiers and Syrian mercenaries within the story of the Passion of the Christ

  3. Involves Roman costumes, painted masks and helmets, and brightly colored tunics
• Ibalong festival


  Held in Legazpi City, Albay
• Ibalong festival


  • Non-religious festival
  • Based on the Ibalong Epic
• Ibalong festival held


  August
• Mass Kara Festival


  Held in Bacolod
• Mass Kara Festival held

  4th Sunday of October
• Pahiyas Festival


  Held in Lucban, Quezon
• Pahiyas Festival


  • Honors the patron saint of farmers
• Pahiyas Festival held


  May 15
• Panagbenga Festival


  Held in Baguio
• Panagbenga Festival held


  February 1