Answer:
Komedya
The two types of Komedya are Secular and Religious, these types are mostly used by the Spanish to further promote the religion of Christianity to the Filipino people back then.
Komedya is a common genre played in most traditional theaters or any live gatherings including special festivities to celebrate one thing that most of us Filipinos are believing into, our very own religion and also shows the conflict from another religion which is the Muslims.
Christianity was presented to us by the Spaniards back when our country was still within their grasps. Amidst them colonizing us in other ways, their culture and religion became a new added detail to our own identity today. Our traditions and culture became much diverse and vibrant, and also does speak for themselves where it was influenced by.
Two types of Komedya:
Secular- these are mostly found in fiestas or mass gathering and celebration, it tells a certain story of when Queen Elena and the Emperor Constantino went to look for the Holy Cross.
Examples of this are:
Santacruzan
Moro-Moro
Religious- or also called Komedya de Santo it focuses on the life of Jesus Christ and other saints, it typically uses extravagant costumes to fully emphasize God and the way we treat Him and our Saints with utmost praises. It usually play the struggles to become the divine beings they are but it will also show what is mostly said in the bible.
Example of Religious Komedya:
Senakulo
Komedya is typically a tradition taught to us by the Spanish people and thus we use till now to celebrate or to show the people our own culture and way of portraying or an act of penance during these examples of Komedya.
