A tiple (English pronunciation: /tipl/ ; Spanish

pronunciation: \t()pl\ , literally treble or soprano) is

a plucked-string chordophone of the guitar family.
A tiple player is called a tiplista.
Long before Christmas trees and Santa Claus
became a part of our holiday celebrations, the
Pastores Bicol was the Bicolanos beautiful
commemoration of Christmas. The Pastores is a
musical re-enactment of the age-old nativity story.
Colorful costumes are worn by singers, in honor of
the biblical shepherds who sang the first Christmas
carols. The performance is done with an entourage of
traditional musikeros, lots of dancing to the tune
of Pastores a Belen, and a generous dose of
Christmas cheer. It is caroling, Bicol style.
Taken from the Spanish word, Pastoras which
means shepherdess, it applies to both male and
female. These are small groups from four to twelve
girls with an occasional male or two. All-male groups
can be found in Tabaco Albay. In Camarines Sur,
these dancing girls of Christmas dressed in colorful
festive costumes, appear on Christmas Day up to the
Epiphany 13 days of house to house singing and
dancing commemorative of shepherds proclaiming
glad tidings. It is the followup to Kagharong, the
reenactment of Saint Joseph and the Virgin Marys
plight as they looked for a place to stay in Bethlehem
on Christmas Eve

The Panunuluyan is the Philippine version of a

Mexican Christmas tradition that dates back to the
16th century. The las posadas, meaning the inns,
was first conceived by St. John of the Cross in 1580
as a processional version of the Holy Family's journey
to Bethlehem and subsequent search for lodging

The Sinulog-Santo Nio Festival is an annual

cultural and religious festival held on the third
Sunday of January in Cebu City, and is the
center of the Santo Nio Catholic celebrations in
the Philippines. Other places like Kabankalan
City, Maasin City, Balingasag, Misamis
Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City, Butuan City,
and Southern Leyte also have their own version
of the festival in honor of Santo Nio.

Komedya is colorful theatrical tradition in

the Philippines that describes the conflicts between
the Muslims and the Christians. It was used by the
Spanish as a method to spread Christianity in the
country.

'Senakulo' is a dramatic performance to

commemorate the passion and death of Jesus
Christ. It was taken from the Spanish word
'cenaculo' which literally means the ''Upper
Room''.Apr 7, 2012 'Senakulo' is a dramatic
performance to commemorate the passion and
death of Jesus Christ. It was taken from the
Spanish word 'cenaculo' which literally means
the ''Upper Room''.
The culmination of Holy Weeks starts for
Filipino Catholics at dawn on EasterSunday
with the salubong, or encounter, which
presupposes the risen Christ meets his mother
first to proclaim he has risen. The ritual
dramatizes the meeting of Christ and Mary after
his resurrection.
Dalit, meaning "oppressed" in South Asia, is the self-chosen
political name of castes in the SAARC region which are
"untouchable".[3][4] Though the name Dalit has been in
existence since the nineteenth century, the economist and
reformer B. R. Ambedkar (18911956) popularised the term.
[5]
Dalits were excluded from the four-fold Varna system and
formed the unmentioned fifth varna; they were also called
Panchama.[6] While "scheduled castes" (SC) is the legal
name for those who were formerly considered
"untouchable," the term Dalit also encompasses scheduled
tribes (ST) and other historically disadvantaged communities
who were traditionally excluded from society.[7]
Flores de Mayo (Spanish for "flowers of May") is a festival
held in the Philippines in the month of May. It is one of the
May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary and lasts for the
entire month. The Santacruzan (Spanish for "sacred cross")
is the ritual pageant held on the last day of Flores de Mayo.
Santacruzan is a religious-historical beauty pageant held in
many cities, towns and even small villages throughout the
Philippines during the month of May. This custom and
celebration started after the proclamation of the dogma of
the Immaculate Conception in 1854 and after the publication
circa 1867 of Mariano Sevillas translation of the devotional
Flores de Maria or Flowers of Mary. Since May is also the
month dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the celebration is also
known as Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May). The festivity
commemorates the search of the Holy Cross by Queen
Helena and her son, the newly converted emperor

Constantine the Great. After the Holy Cross was found in

Jerusalem and brought back to Rome, there was joyful

celebration for thanksgiving.