Contemporary Arts

Filipinos can come up with special artworks making use of the most available local materials found in their particular localities.

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Pahiyas Festival is a colorful feast celebrated every 15th of May by the people of Lucban, Quezon in honor of St. Nicholas “The Healer”.

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Sanikulas cookies are arrowroot cookies that have the image of San Isidro Labrador.

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The pastillas wrapper in Bulacan was made out of the delicate Japanese paper.

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In paper mache art, the people of Paete decided to create only horse Takas to honor the Kalesa, the Filipinos traditional way of transportation.

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The art of embroidering in Taal, Lumban and Laguna is mostly done by women who are wives of the farmers and fisherman.

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Singkaban is the art of shaving coconut leaves into artful creations that can be used as décor for arches or for home.

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The most common presentation of Puni art is the Palaspas during the Holy Week.

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Bayanihan inspires art forms ensuring that art is appreciated and accessible to everyone in the community and their guests.

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Folk arts seem to be dying because the younger generations do not seem to have an interest in learning about traditional art forms.

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