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Religious dance is performed to express beliefs and represent aspects of various religions, often incorporating symbolism and ceremonial elements. The sublî is a folk dance from Batangas, Philippines, honoring the Holy Cross and performed during significant events, particularly on May 3. Its origins are linked to a miraculous discovery of the Cross of Alitagtag, which led to a transformative experience for a repentant husband.

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Religious Dance Pe

Religious dance is performed to express beliefs and represent aspects of various religions, often incorporating symbolism and ceremonial elements. The sublî is a folk dance from Batangas, Philippines, honoring the Holy Cross and performed during significant events, particularly on May 3. Its origins are linked to a miraculous discovery of the Cross of Alitagtag, which led to a transformative experience for a repentant husband.

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RELIGIOUS DANCE

GROUP 2
 A religious dance is a dance that is done in the
name of religion or to represent aspects of a
religion. Ceremonial dances are often a form of religious
dance.
 Prior to the 20th century, dance was widely looked down
upon and was not incorporated into Christian services,
but that has since changed. Many different types of
people and cultures express themselves through music
or dance, and religious people are no different. Many
religions use dances to represent certain beliefs that
they may hold. Symbolism plays a big role in religion,
and many religions chose to reflect that symbolism
through various dance routines and presentations, often
during service. Nearly every religion across the globe
engages in some type of symbolic dance.
SUBLI
 The sublî is a religious folk dance mostly practiced
in Batangas in the Philippines, originating in Bauan
and Alitagtag, Batangas, and practiced in other
parts of that province in the southwestern part of
Luzon. It is a Catholic devotional practice (often
described as a "prayer") honouring the Holy Cross
of Alitagtag (Tagalog: Mahál na Poóng Santa
Krus), traditionally done during the Feast of the
Mahal na Poon on May 3. It is also done during any
other auspicious events like birthdays, graduation
ceremonies, and healing rituals on any day of the
year except during Lent, generally to fulfill
a panata (sacred negotiation).
HISTORY
 The birth of the dance is interwined with the discovery of
the Cross of Alitagtag. In Bauan was a couple; the abusive,
alcoholic husband that loves to gamble came home one
night to find no food nor water, and angrily demanded his
wife to a distant well to draw water. When she successfully
returned rather suspiciously quickly, he ordered her to
retrieve water again while subsequently following her in
secret, and finally discovers she was drawing from another
spring from a dark, cross-shaped tree. Suddenly, a blinding
light emanating from the tree flooded the area, and the
awestruck husband repented of his sinful ways

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