MAPEH 8 EXAM 4TH Q

• Festival


  Celebration or special events that last over a period of time which reflect the traditions and culture of one place or community
• Asia has its variety of cultural festivals which shows the cultural diversity of the Asian people
• Theater


  Asian performing arts is composed of music, drama and dance. These are different artforms that share a lot of characteristics and features which make it difficult to clearly differentiate
• These artforms feature live performances
• Spring Festival


  Commonly known as Chinese New Year. It is the longest and most important festival in China. It starts from the first day of the month in Chinese calendar and ends with the Lantern Festival which falls on the 15th day
• Dragon Dance


  It refers to a tradition dance and performance in China and one of the highlights of the Chinese New Year aside from spectacular fireworks display. Dragon signifies power, strength, and good luck. It is an important symbolism in Chinese culture
• Taiko Drum Festival


  It is one of the most exciting summer festivals of Japan that features the best taiko groups. The taiko group's performance last for only 1 hour and 40 minutes. A taiko drummer is called uchite
• Taiko group

  • Kodo
• Costume and props

  • Happi - Baggy sleeved short cotton jacket usually in plain blue or black with a symbol printed on it
  • Obi - tied around the waist
  • Hachimaki - White headband with a symbol printed on it
  • Tabi - Shoe with the big toe separated
• Balinese Dance Festival


  This festival involves dances rooted in the ancient traditions of the people in the island of Bali in Indonesia. These dances reflect the Hindu culture of the islands and its folk rituals
• Yi Peng or Sky Lantern Festival


  It refers to a special event in Thailand celebrated every full moon of the 2nd month of traditional Thai calendar called Lanna. The festival participants release a sky lantern and ask for a small prayer or wish
• Loy/Loi Krathong or Water Lantern Festival


  It is celebrated every full moon of the 12th month of Thai calendar. It's a practice of paying respect to water spirits. "Loy/Loi" means floating while "Krathong" means a lotus shaped vessel that can float on water
• Wayang Kulit


  Refers to the old tradition of storytelling in the world with the use of puppet materials and musical background that makes the show more interesting. It is popular traditional Indonesian theater known around the world. Wayang means "shadow" while kulit means "skin". It is usually performed in royal court and spread out in public during religious occasions
• The Dalang


  The person who controls the puppet or the puppeteer and chief performer who tells the story of the performance
• Wayang Kulit elements

  • Kelir - White stretched linen canvas that separates the dalang from the audience
  • Blencong - Coconut lamp that creates shadow from the puppet, nowadays replaced by electric lights
  • Debog - Stage where the puppets are stuck to hold them in place, usually made of the trunk of banana plant
  • Kotak - Puppet chest, can be played by the dalang as a drum by hitting it with a wood mallet
  • Keryak - Metal plate played with the dalang's foot to give to the gamelan orchestra
  • Gamelan orchestra - One of the most important part of the play or the performance, composed of mostly bronze instruments that sets the mood and the theme of the performance
• Gateway drugs


  Substances that lead a person into using more dangerous and illegal drugs that can be developed into addiction and dependency
• Smoking


  Involves a burning substance and inhaling the smoke produced in combustion process to be tasted and absorbed in the bloodstream
• Folk dance


  Popular dances that are considered to be an important part of the tradition and customs of a particular place or group of people
• Cigarette


  Produced from dried leaves of tobacco plant that has been rolled into a rice paper or other synthetic wrapping material to create a round cylinder
• SALUDO – bow or to give respect/honor
• PADYAK – stomping or tapping your one foot while the weight of the body is on another foot.
• BEND – move your body or parts of the body around wide axis.
• STEP – transferring your weight from one foot to another.
• HOP- move in a quick springy leap.
• SKIP – combination of step and hop in one count.
• SLIDE – gliding over the floor with one foot leading.
• ALCOHOL — chemical name ethanol that is considered as one of the oldest and most common recreational substances
• NICOTINE — wide used stimulant and potent parasympathomimetic alkaloid comes from the nightshade family of plants