Filipino Dances
This dance involves two people tapping bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance.
What is tinikling ?
These are pastries of Chinese origin similar to fried spring rolls popular in Southeast Asia.
An annual festival held in mid-December in the City of San Fernando in the Philippines. The festival features a competition of giant parol lanterns.
What is Giant Lantern Festival? (Pampanga)
15 in Filipino
What is Labinlima?
How to say black in Filipino?
What is itim?
This dance imitates the movements of a duck & is originated in Mindanao.
What is Itik-Itik?
Filipino singer and actor sang songs for Disney movies, such as "A Whole New World" in Aladdin, "Reflections" in Mulan, and who also voiced Mulan in the English version of the movie.
Who is Lea Salonga?
This festival has many flowers involved.
What is Panagbenga Festival? (Baguio)
49 in Filipino
What is apatnapu't-siyam ?
How to say orange in Filipino?
What is Kahel?
This dance requires a narrow bench. Dancers must have good balance and control to perform this dance.
What is Sayaw Sa Bangko ?
A gesture used in Filipino culture performed as a sign of respect to elders and as a way of accepting a blessing from the elder. Similar to hand-kissing, the person giving the greeting bows towards the offered hand of the elder and presses his or her forehead on the elder's hand.
What is mano/pagmamano?
This festival is celebrated in honor of Baby Jesus.
What is Sinulog Festival? (Cebu)
78 in Filipino
What is pitumpu't-walo ?
How to say purple or violet in Filipino?
What is Lila?
In this dance, coconut shell halves are secured onto the dancer's hands and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut shell halves.
What is Maglalatik ?
When it hits November, the Christmas tree is already up and all the Christmas lights are out. Families with Philippine heritage tend to put up a lantern outside by their doorstep or by the windows facing the entrance of their home.
This festival has many roasted pigs, and is the celebration of Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist.
What is Lechon Festival? (Batangas)
106 in Filipino
What is isang daan at anim?
How to say green in Filipino?
What is lunti/luntian?
In this dance, fans or handkerchiefs play an instrumental role as it places the couple in romance scenario.
What is Cariñosa?
She restored democracy after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and was(is) also the 11th president of the Philippines.
A local festival held annually In Angono, Philippines, where hundreds of giant papier-mâché puppets are paraded, representing the common people's mockery of the bad hacienda owners of the past during Spanish colonial rule.
What is Higantes Festival? (Angono)
367 in Filipino
What is tatlong daan at animnapu't-pito ?
What are the colors in the Philippine Flag (in Filipino)?
What asul/bughaw, pula, dilaw, at puti ?