MUSIC

• Panagbenga or Flower Festival in Baguio City - prominent features include the grand display of floats that are adorned with lovely flowers like roses, sunflowers, orchids, and daisies and the vibrant street dancing with dancers dressed in elaborate costumes that are inspired by the shapes and colors of flowers.
• Panagbenga or Flower Festival - occurs whole month of February
• Masskara Festival in Bacolod City - occurs every third weekend of October
• Masskara Festival in Bacolod City - the highlights of the festival are the bright masks and colorful costumes worn by the participants who join the energetic and vbrant street dances.
• Kadayawan Festival in Davao City - occurs every third week of August
• Kadayawan Festival is a celebration of the bountiful harvest of fruits and vegetables.
• What are the Nonreligious/Regional Festivals?

  Panagbenga, Kadayawan, Masskara, and Giant Lantern
• What are the Religious Festivals?

  Ati-atihan, Sinulog, Dinagyang, Moriones, Carabao, Pahiyas, Higantes, Santacruzan
• Giant Lantern Festival in San Fernando, Pampanga - occurs every Christmas Eve
• Giant Lantern Festival - features a contest of lanterns with size ranging from three feet to 16 feet.
• Ati-atihan in Kalibo, Aklan - occurs every third Sunday of January
• Ati-atihan in Kalibo, Aklan - labeled as the most spectacular festival for lovers of carnival or Mardi Gras-like activities.
• Sinulog Festival in Cebu City - occurs every third Sunday in January
• Sinulog - depicts the Cebuanos' transition from Paganism to Catholicism.
• Dinagyang in Iloilo City - occurs every fourth week of January
• Dinagyang - it is celebrated to show reverence to Santo Nino and to remember the arrival of the Malay immigrants.
• Moriones in Marinduque - occurs every Holy Week (March or April)
• Moriones - is a colorful festival of masked and costumed native townspeople who march around the streets.
• Carabao Festival in Pulilan, Bulacan - occurs every 14th-15th of May
• Carabao Festival - is marked with the hanging of various colorful fruits, vegetables, rice grains, and colored kiping on bamboo poles.
• Pahiyas Festival in Lucban, Quezon - occurs every 15th of May
• Pahiyas Festival - honors San Isidro Labrador, patron saint of farmers. It features colorful decorations made from different agricultural products such as fruits, flowers, leaves, and vegetables arranged into intricate designs called "kipings".
• Higantes Festival in Angono, Rizal - occurs every 23rd of November
• Higantes Festival - is the parade of giant paper mache.
• Santacruzan - in could be anywhere in the country where Roman Catholic devotees of St. Helena reside. It occurs during the last day of Flores de Mayo.
• Santacruzan - is a ritual pageant shown through a parade representing religious figures.
• Komedya or Moro-moro is a theatrical tradition that had its origin in the 17th century and presented during community festivals.
• Cenaculo or Senakulo - is a popular dramatic performance presented during the Holy week celebration of the Roman Catholics in the country.
• Zarzuela - became a popular theatrical form in the Philippines in the 19th Century.
• As a form of aerobic fitness activity, dancing develops cardiovascular endurance.
• Dancing improves flexibility by stretching muscles to their limits without causing injury.
• Dance can also enhance strength because some dance styles require lifts and other movements that build upper body strength.
• Agility is the ability of the body to change position rapidly and accurately while moving in space.
• Coordination is the ability of the body to produce a smooth combination of the hand and eye or foot and eye movements in performing a task.