Sometimes known as diwata amongst the Tagbanua of Central Palawan. The ritual features an elderly female babaylan assisted by lesser baylanes who perform several trace dances. These dances vary from gentle to violent depending upon the spirit that posseses her.
The establishment of the Dominican Order in Cagayan and Batanes has inspired the people to celebrate Christmas with Traditions and practices introduced by Spain and Mexico.
An effeminate farmer dressed like “inday”, a name of endearment to the Visayans carries a voodoo doll while officiating in an all male dance propitiating the nature Gods and also the patron saint of Siaton,San Nicolas during his feast day in December.
The bearers of the so called igal-djin, or “dancing djin”, are persons who perform dances in a state of trance for certain rites. They are perhaps the most interesting example of persons chosen as dwelling places of a spirit.
With the grains cut and tucked away a Gran Batalla (Grand Battle) follows. The only comedia performed over rice fields. It is both vow and thanksgiving
This is a truly jovial dance. The name could have very well borrowed from the English word “darling”. Daling-daling is said to have been created by male transvestites within the Suluk community in the Southern Philippines.
Spirited dance of the Kalinga maiden and men to the rhythmic music of the
patan-og bamboo instruments. This is a celebratory dance performed by the community.
Endless attentions is showered the Christian church by Christians with varied degrees of devotion and belief. This is specially saw to church goers of Guiniangan, Quezon province whose devotion to their patron saint , goes beyond meeting him in church.
Tausug Dances reveal the human compulses to meet adaptive needs and give meaning to human tendencies for aesthetic creations, this tendencies are seen in highly stylized execution, line, cures and styles,
This dance had it not bring from the faulty water system of Cuyo Island. In the late evenings villages troop to water source just outside of town where they wait in line to have their containers filled