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• Festivals


  Assertions and representations of societal norms
• Types of Asian festivals

  • Chinese New Year (China)
  • Taiko Drum Festival (Japan)
  • Bali Dance Festival (Indonesia)
  • Krathong Festival (Thailand)
• Asian festivals


  • Depict cultural norms, religious beliefs, lifestyles and the richness of Asian countries in terms of art
  • Remarkably unique and diverse
• India is known as "The Land of Festivals" with over a million gods and goddesses
• Chinese New Year


  The most important festivity in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, also called "Lunar New Year" or "Spring Festival"
• Chinese New Year dates back to the Shang Dynasty (1600-1100B.C.)
• Chinese New Year celebrations

  • Reunion dinner, fish (increases prosperity), Chinese dumplings (signifies great wealth), glutinous rice cake (welcomes higher income/position)
  • Red is the main color, representing happiness, wealth and prosperity
• Lucky red items in Chinese New Year

  • Red Chinese lanterns
  • Red envelopes or "hongbao"
  • Red posters with poetic verses
• Dragon dance


  A form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture, symbolizing power, strength and dignity
• Chinese Zodiac Signs


  • Rat
  • Ox
  • Tiger
  • Rabbit
  • Dragon
  • Snake
  • Horse
  • Goat/Sheep
  • Monkey
  • Rooster
  • Dog
  • Pig
• Chinese Zodiac


  A repeating 12-year cycle based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar, providing guidance on how people live their lives
• Taiko Drum Festival (Japan)


  • Focuses on the taiko drummer, different drums, and other traditional Japanese musical instruments
  • Shows off Japanese traditional dances and vocal performances
• Gambuh (Indonesia)


  The source of all Balinese dances, started during the Balinese Kingdom Era (15th-19th centuries)
• Classification of Bali Dances

  • Tari Wali (sacred dances)
  • Tari Bebali (religious dances)
  • Tari Balih-Balihan (secular dances)
• Loi Krathong (Thailand)


  A festival featuring water lanterns released into a river to take away problems, worries and misfortune
• Yi Peng (Thailand)


  A festival featuring sky lanterns called "Khom Loi" made of rice paper, sent out as a petition, small prayer, or good wishes to Buddha
• Filipinos hold festivals primarily to celebrate their unity amidst diversity and their industry bringing about a bountiful harvest
• Types of Filipino festivals

  • Religious Festivals
  • Secular/Cultural Festivals
• Ati-Atihan “ Mother of all Festivals” in Aklan
• Pahiyas Festival in Lucban Quezon
• Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City
• Sinulog Festival in Cebu City
• Talong Festival in Villasis
• Tuna Festival in General Santos City
• Penafrancia Festival in Naga
• Moriones Festival in Marinduque
• Bagoong Festival in Lingayen
• Secular - are done to celebrate

  gratefulness for a bountiful harvest or our industry.
• Religious - are celebrated to honor a religious icon – like patrons and

  gods.
• Barong, the

  lion; Legong, a refined dance form

  characterized by intricate finger movements,

  complicated footwork, and expressive

  gestures and facial expressions; and Kecak,

  a form of Balinese dance and music drama,

  it originated in the 1930s in Bali and is

  performed primarily by men.
• uchite – the taiko drummer,
• taiko - means drum
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