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Filipiniana Book of the Week: Ati-atihan
Posted by on January 24, 2012
According to the Department of Tourism website, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental celebrates the Dinagsa Ati-atihan Festival from January 24 to 30. It is a
revelry from sunrise to sunset, with ceaseless and rhythmic beating of drums. A sea of humanity in cadence with black soot “ati” performing rituals, all in honor of El Señor Sto. Niño. A spectacular fluvial parade where the Infant Jesus is carried aboard a fishing boat around the river, out to sea and back. “Dinagsa” connotes the sudden surge of good things washed ashore, such as the generous catch of fish and other sea foods, which Cadiz is famous for. Throw all cares to the wind as you street dance with gaily-costumed ati-tribes. Be game however if you find your own face painted black by playful ATIS.
To experience the such festivity and revelry, read our Filipiniana Book of the Week:
Ati-atihan
a pictorial in verse by Isabel Escoda and Ramon Vecina
GS Filipiniana
F 394.2 Es18a
Source: Philippine Festival and Events – January to March. (n.d.). Welcome to the Philippine Tourism Promotions Board Website. Retrieved January 24, 2012, from http://www.dotpcvc.gov.ph/VPY-calendar/vpy-janmarch.html
Word of the Week: ZODIAC
Posted by on January 24, 2012
Zodiac \ ˈzō-dē-ˌak \ (noun)
- an imaginary band in the heavens centered on the ecliptic that encompasses the apparent paths of all the planets and is divided into 12 constellations or signs each taken for astrological purposes to extend 30 degrees of longitude.
- a cyclic course
Use in a sentence:
The Chinese Zodiac is based on a 12-year cycle that relates each year to an animal sign and its reputed attributes. 2012 is year of the Water Dragon.
EBSCO Featured Resource of the Week
Posted by on January 18, 2012
The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology is an international journal in the field of educational technology. TOJET is an online and peer-reviewed journal that accepts papers on all aspects of educational technology. Research papers could be about, but are not limited to: using educational technology in classroom, new developments in educational technology, instructional design, distance education, computer and internet applications in education, educational simulations, educational gaming, and other aspects of the use of educational technology in the learning and teaching activities.
http://wiki.ieeta.pt/wiki/index.php/Turkish_Online_Journal_of_Educational_Technology
Filipiniana Book of the Week: Ang Kumot ni Dora
Posted by on January 16, 2012
“Habang maigsi ang kumot ay magtiis mamaluktot. Kung humaba na’t lumapad, saka na mag-unat-unat.”
Ito ang mga salitang narinig ni Dora mula sa kanyang tatay bago sya matulog. Paulit-ulit rin nya itong narinig sa kanyang ina ng mga sumunod na araw. Ano kaya ang ibig sabihin nito?
A. Maiksi ang nabili ni Nanay na kumot at kailangan palitan.
B. Tumangkad si Nanay at Tatay at kailangan ng bagong kumot.
C. Gipit sila sa kasalukuyang panahon at kailangan magtipid.
Upang malaman ang sagot sa tanong na nabanggit, basahin ang buong kuwento ng:
Ang Kumot ni Dora (Dora’s blanket)
matatagpuan sa
F V65k (GS LRC)
