FESTIVALS
IN VISAYAS
ATI-ATIHAN
ATI-ATIHAN
held in Kalibo, Aklan
means “make believe Ati”, the
indigenous natives of the island
held every third Sunday of January in
honor of the arrival of the Sto Nino as a
gift from Ferdinand Magellan to the queen
of Cebu
participants paint their faces in different
ways and dress in the impressive
costumes
The phrase
"Hala Bira! Pwera Pasma!" is originally
associated with the Sto. Nino Ati-Atihan
Festival as the revelers and devotees keep
on going with the festivities all over the town
from morning to the wee hours of the next
morning, rain or shine, for one week or even
more.
They believe that the miraculous Child Jesus
will protect them from harm and illness.
consists of tribal dance, music,
accompanied by indigenous costumes and
weapons
parade along the streets
inspired many other Festivals including
Sinulog , of Cebu, Dinagyang of Iloilo
legally hold the title “The Mother of All
Philippine Festivals”
Costume:
patterned after the African tribal design
like those seen at the Rio Carnival
Movement:
single-forward step –tap sequence and
mincing step
MASSKARA
• Bacolod
• held 4th Sunday of October
• also known as the Festival of Smiles
because of their traditional smiling masks
Purpose:
to throw away all the sadness and grief
that was popping in the air of Bacolod
City during the early 1980s
Masskara Festival in Bacolod
considered the most spectacular display
of colors, beauty, and culture of the
Negrenses
Masskara comes from two words,
“mass” meaning crowd
“cara” which means face
smiling masks have become the city’s
symbol, which earned them the moniker,
“City of Smiles”
Kasadyaan Festival in Tacloban City
cultural-religious celebration to honor the
feast day of the Sr. Sto. Nino
features unique culture and colorful
history of the province of Leyte
re-enact the Pre-Spanish history, epics,
and folk religious through streetdancing
the highlight of the event is the Pintado
dance presentation
ARCHITECTURE
MOLO CHURCH
from Iloilo
depicts the fusion of Gothic and Renaissance
styles
the spires of the two towers of the church,
and the interior elements, such as the altar
and the pulpits, show the gothic
characteristics of the church
regard as a “Women’s Church” because of
the 16 women saints inside and its patron saint
St. Ann
constructed with white coral rocks
MIAG-AO CHURCH
in Iloilo
example of a Baroque-Romanesque
architecture that shows through its
massive quality, thick walls, round, arches,
sturdy piers, groin vaults, large towers and
decorated arcades
famous for its artistic sculptural relief
carved in the façade of the church that
illuminates the way of life of the people of
Miag-ao
THE RUINS
Found in Talisay, Negros occidental
an example of Neoclassical architecture
built by a wealthy haciendero for his
Portuguese wife in the early 1900s
destroyed by fire during the World War II
colors of the ruins change from white to
gray and orange to red as the sunset
touches the structure
MOLO CHURCH
built in 1831 under Fray Pablo Montaño
and was completed in 1888 by Fray
Agapito under the supervision of Don Jose
Manuel Locsin.
made of white corral rock and is
considered as one of the most attractive
churches in the Philippines.
The two belfries have around 30 bells of
different sizes which gift music to the ears
when tolling.
The gothic design is evident on
two pointed towers of the church
interior elements
a. such as the altars
b. pulpits.
• The altars are made of wood
• walls are adorned with beautiful murals painted
by Mariano Mabunay and Jesus Huervas
• standing on a pedestal attached to a pillar under
a gothic style mini-roof are the female saints.
It earned the moniker “women’s church” because
of the 16 images of women saints found inside
MIAG-AO
BARREL VAULT
THE RUINS
