Describe the nature and background of any 3 (three) of the given Philippine Festivals mentioned above. Write your answers in the table provided for you.
The word “Sinulog” means “graceful dance”, wherein it all started in 1980 with a simple dance that represents the “sulog” (or current) of a river in Cebu.
For 32 years, the Sinulog Festival is a traditional celebration in Cebu City held every third Sunday of January to honor the Santo Niño (Child Jesus).
2.ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
In 1975, a Catholic priest named Msgr. Jose Iturralde wrote that the origin of the Ati-Atihan Festival started from an old couple who lives in the western part of Aklan.
In 1975, a Catholic priest named Msgr. Jose Iturralde wrote that the origin of the Ati-Atihan Festival started from an old couple who lives in the western part of Aklan. Msgr. Iturralde said that in the early-1700s, a fisherman went fishing in a river but caught a piece of wood instead.
3.DINAGYANG FESTIVAL
The Dinagyang festival history started in 1967 when an Augustinian priest from Cebu gave a replica image of the Santo Niño as a birthday gift to a fellow Augustinian priest in Iloilo.
The Dinagyang festival history started in 1967 when an Augustinian priest from Cebu gave a replica image of the Santo Niño as a birthday gift to a fellow Augustinian priest in Iloilo. ... In 1969, a competition was organized similar to the popular Ati-Atihan Festival of Kalibo town in Aklan province.
