Mapeh festivals

• Hegantes Festival


  • Giant puppets that are made
  • Body frames made of bamboo
• the mask is created for


  the face is wrapped with cloth and other accessories
• Moriones Festival

  • Made from carved to look like Roman Soldiers
  • Smoothed by sandpaper and glaze
• Pahiyas Festival


  • Kiping are leaves used to decorate the house in Lucban, Quezon
  • Made from glutinous rice
• Panag benga Festival


  • Prop and costumes are filled and adorned with flowers
• Festival participants

  • Paint their bodies black
  • Wear tribal costumes that replicate the Aetas
• Festival


  • Shows bright, live, and happy colours
• Sinulog Festival


  • Costumes and props are a mix of its ocean theme and Sto. Nino
• Kaamulan Festival


  • Showcased bamboo pipes for music and use of head dresses
• Kadayawan Festival


  • Showcased waling waling orchids, fruits and vegetables, and musical instruments of the Lumads
• Thalak Festival


  • Women used abaca cloth as costumes and utilized as props