MAPEH 8

• Spring Festival (China)


  The beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, one of the most important festivals in China. It is a time for family gathering, visiting relatives and friends. People eat jiaozi or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon on that special day. Dragon Dance and Lion Dance are traditionally performed.
• Dragon Boat Festival (China)


  An old tradition in China usually celebrated in June, on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar.
• Kabuki Theater (Japan)


  A form of classical Japanese drama characterized by highly stylized acting and elaborate costumes and makeup.
• Kabuki Makeup


  Actors apply their own makeup by painting their faces and necks white, then adding stylized lines in red, black or blue. The colors and lines used tell what kind of character is being performed. Rice powder is used to create the white oshiroi base. Kumadori enhances or exaggerates facial lines to produce dramatic animal or supernatural characters.
• Sapporo Snow Festival (Japan)


  A festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan, over seven days in February. Japanese and artists gather to create ice sculptures and giant snow statues often depicting Japanese cartoons or famous buildings around the world.
• Taiko Drum Festival (Japan)


  Kodo is a professional taiko drumming troupe based in Sado, Island, Japan. They popularize taiko drumming both in Japan and abroad. Their name "Kodo" conveys two meanings, "Heartbeat" the primal source of all rhythms, and "Children of the drum" a reflection of Kodos' desire to play their drums simply, with the heart of a child.
• Yi Peng (Thailand)


  The floating sky lantern festival celebrated nationwide on the full moon in the second month of the Lanna (the ancient northern Thai kingdom) lunar calendar.
• Loy Krathong (Northern Thailand)


  A water lantern festival that occurs on the evening of the full moon during the twelfth month of the Thai lunar calendar. Water lanterns, also known as krathongs, are created with a base made of either the trunk of a banana tree or baked bread.
• Songkran (Thailand)


  The Songkran Festival celebrates New Year's Day in Thailand and also coincides with the New Year of many calendars of countries in South and Southeast Asia. It is the world's biggest water fight that begins in April.
• Nang Shadow Puppet (Thailand)


  Shadow puppets (Thai:Nang) was once a form of public entertainment in the south of Thailand. It is usually performed during the country's dry season (February to August). The shadow puppets used represent the norms and mores of Thai society.
• Wayang Kulit (Indonesia)


  A performance consisting of shadows cast on a cotton screen and an oil lamp (or halogen electric light). The dalang sits behind a screen (kelir) made of white cotton stretched on a wooden frame.
• Puppetry in the Philippines


  Puppetry in the Philippines started since the time of Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero, when he staged the play entitled 'CARILLO' or shadow puppetry. In the town of Angono, the giant puppets made of paper mache and bamboo sticks are well known.
• Bali Dance Festival (Indonesia)


  An ancient dance tradition that is part of the religious and artistic expression among the Balinese people of Bali island, Indonesia. Balinese dance is dynamic, angular, and intensely expressive.
• Philippine Festivals


  • Ati-atihan Festival
  • Sinulog Festival
  • Panagbenga Festival
  • Moriones Festival
  • Masskara Festival
• Bodabil (Philippine Theater)


  Featured a variety of musical numbers, comedic and dramatic skits, and song and dance numbers.
• Epic Poetry (Philippine Theater)


  Considered the highest point of Filipino folk literature and dates back to the pre-colonial period. These epics, usually of romance or adventure, are commonly presented during festivals and gatherings such as weddings, baptisms, and wakes. Example: Biag ni Lam-ang
• Duplo (Philippine Theater)


  A poetic debate presented through song and dance, which originated from indigenous courtship customs. It started to be called the 'balagtasan' where it evolved into a more formal debate on issues.
• Moro-moro (Philippine Theater)


  A street drama that usually lasted for several days, and presented both secular themes like love and vengeance, and the Spanish-influenced religious theme of the conflict between Christians and Moslems.
• Senakulo (Philippine Theater)


  Dramatic presentation depicting the life, sufferings, and death of Jesus Christ, usually celebrated during the Lenten season.
• Sarswela (Philippine Theater)


  A type of melodrama, usually written in prose containing from one to five acts, that uses alternately spoken and sung words. It depicts romantic love among Filipino characters, incorporating and often contemporary social, political, economic, or cultural issues for relevance and interest.
• Spring Festival (China)


  The beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, one of the most important festivals in China. It is a time for family gathering, visiting relatives and friends. People eat jiaozi or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon on that special day. Dragon Dance and Lion Dance are traditionally performed.
• Dragon Boat Festival (China)


  An old tradition in China usually celebrated in June, on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar.
• Kabuki Theater (Japan)


  A form of classical Japanese drama characterized by highly stylized acting and elaborate costumes and makeup.
• Kabuki Makeup


  Actors apply their own makeup by painting their faces and necks white, then adding stylized lines in red, black or blue. The colors and lines used tell what kind of character is being performed. Rice powder is used to create the white oshiroi base. Kumadori enhances or exaggerates facial lines to produce dramatic animal or supernatural characters.
• Sapporo Snow Festival (Japan)


  A festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan, over seven days in February. Japanese and artists gather to create ice sculptures and giant snow statues often depicting Japanese cartoons or famous buildings around the world.
• Taiko Drum Festival (Japan)


  Kodo is a professional taiko drumming troupe based in Sado, Island, Japan. They popularize taiko drumming both in Japan and abroad. Their name "Kodo" conveys two meanings, "Heartbeat" the primal source of all rhythms, and "Children of the drum" a reflection of Kodos' desire to play their drums simply, with the heart of a child.
• Yi Peng (Thailand)


  The floating sky lantern festival celebrated nationwide on the full moon in the second month of the Lanna (the ancient northern Thai kingdom) lunar calendar.
• Loy Krathong (Northern Thailand)


  A water lantern festival that occurs on the evening of the full moon during the twelfth month of the Thai lunar calendar. Water lanterns, also known as krathongs, are created with a base made of either the trunk of a banana tree or baked bread.
• Songkran (Thailand)


  The Songkran Festival celebrates New Year's Day in Thailand and also coincides with the New Year of many calendars of countries in South and Southeast Asia. It is the world's biggest water fight that begins in April.
• Nang Shadow Puppet (Thailand)


  Shadow puppets (Thai:Nang) was once a form of public entertainment in the south of Thailand. It is usually performed during the country's dry season (February to August). The shadow puppets used represent the norms and mores of Thai society.
• Wayang Kulit (Indonesia)


  A performance consisting of shadows cast on a cotton screen and an oil lamp (or halogen electric light). The dalang sits behind a screen (kelir) made of white cotton stretched on a wooden frame.
• Puppetry in the Philippines


  Puppetry in the Philippines started since the time of Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero, when he staged the play entitled 'CARILLO' or shadow puppetry. In the town of Angono, the giant puppets made of paper mache and bamboo sticks are well known.
• Bali Dance Festival (Indonesia)


  An ancient dance tradition that is part of the religious and artistic expression among the Balinese people of Bali island, Indonesia. Balinese dance is dynamic, angular, and intensely expressive.
• Philippine Festivals


  • Ati-atihan Festival
  • Sinulog Festival
  • Panagbenga Festival
  • Moriones Festival
  • Masskara Festival
• Bodabil (Philippine Theater)


  Featured a variety of musical numbers, comedic and dramatic skits, and song and dance numbers.
• Epic Poetry (Philippine Theater)


  Considered the highest point of Filipino folk literature and dates back to the pre-colonial period. These epics, usually of romance or adventure, are commonly presented during festivals and gatherings such as weddings, baptisms, and wakes. Example: Biag ni Lam-ang
• Duplo (Philippine Theater)


  A poetic debate presented through song and dance, which originated from indigenous courtship customs. It started to be called the 'balagtasan' where it evolved into a more formal debate on issues.
• Moro-moro (Philippine Theater)


  A street drama that usually lasted for several days, and presented both secular themes like love and vengeance, and the Spanish-influenced religious theme of the conflict between Christians and Moslems.
• Senakulo (Philippine Theater)


  Dramatic presentation depicting the life, sufferings, and death of Jesus Christ, usually celebrated during the Lenten season.
• Sarswela (Philippine Theater)


  A type of melodrama, usually written in prose containing from one to five acts, that uses alternately spoken and sung words. It depicts romantic love among Filipino characters, incorporating and often contemporary social, political, economic, or cultural issues for relevance and interest.