ARANDA, Mc Ace C.
Mr. Mazon
III-11
August 14, 2015 WRITEN REPORT IN ENGLISH RELIGIOUS DRAMA DURING THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
SENAKULO or SINAKULO ETYMOLOGY:
“Senakulo or “S!nakulo !s "er!#e" $ro% t&e S'an!s& (or" “ cenáculo, cenáculo, %ean!ng )cenacle,) (&!c& !s t&e 'lace (&ere *esus C&r!st C&r!st cele+rate" t&e ast Su''er Su''er (!t& &!s "!sc!'les. "!sc!'les. “Cenacle !s an l" renc& (or" t&e sa%e as “Cenaculu% (&!c& !s a at!n (or"/ t&e Cenacle !s also kno(n as t&e )''er Roo%), !s a roo% !n *erusale% tra"!t!onall &el" to +e t&e s!te o$ &e ast Su''er. &e (or" !s a "er!#at!#e o$ t&e at!n (or" “cena, (&!c& %eans "!nner. DEFINITION(S):
&e Senakulo !s a tra"!t!onal !l!'!no "ra%at!zat!on o$ t&e l!$e an" t!%es o$ *esus C&r!st. Done !n s!ng!ng 3'ason an" rec!tat!on, !t !s 'resente" !n 'u+l!c suares, !n %an to(ns, !n &ouses an" streets "ur!ng t&e season o$ ent. &e Senakuo !s a enten 'la t&at "e'!cts e#ents $ro% t&e l" an" Ne( esta%ents relate" to t&e l!$e, su$$er!ngs, an" "eat& o$ *esus C&r!st. S!nakuo !s a enten 'la 'la t&at !s a "ra%at!c "ra%at!c 'resentat 'resentat!on !on o$ t&e 6ass!on 6ass!on o$ *esus C&r!st C&r!st -- &!s tr!al, tr!al, su$$er!ng an" "eat&. &e "enakuo !s 'er$or%e" "ur!ng 7ol 8eek !n t&e 6&!l!''!nes. It takes e!g&t n!g&ts -- $ro% 6al% Sun"a to 9aster -- to 'resent t&e t&e ent!re "!nakuo.
&e !l!'!no eu!#alent o$ t&e 8estern 6ass!on 6la TWO KINDS: HA#L HA#LAD ADA A $ reu!r reu!res es t&e l!ne l!ne +e s'oken s'oken !n "el!+e "el!+erat ratel el slo( slo( %anner %anner so t&at t&at t&e r&t&%!c %easure o$ eac& #erse an" t&e r&%!ng sc&e%e o$ eac& stanza %a +e s&o(n $or t&e 'ur'ose o$ g!#!ng t&e !%'ress!on o$ t&e "!gn!t o$ t&e t&e%e. % akes onl one 'resentat!on on t&e stage. or t&!s reason, t&!s k!n" o$ 'er$or%ance !s 're$erre". CANTADA $ reu!res t&e l!ne +e c&ante" !n %uc& t&e sa%e (a as 'ass!on !s 'resente" "ur!ng enten season. % &ere are a++re#!ate" $or%s o$ canta"a, +ut t&e $ull lengt& takes t&ree n!g&ts to c&ant.
8&et&er &a+la"a or canta"a, t&e senakulo !s (r!tten !n octoslla+!c #erse, e!g&t #erses to t&e stanza.
WAYS OF PRESENTING:
TRADITIONAL % t&e senakulo !s 'er$or%e" on a 'roscen!u%-t'e stage (!t& 'a!nte" clot& or 'a'er +ack"ro's t&at are calle" telon. It takes at least e!g&t n!g&ts : $ro% 6al% Sun"a to 9aster Sun"a - to 'resent t&e 'la. C&r!st !s 'resente" tra"!t!onall as %eek an" %asoc&!st!c, su+%!tt!ng la%+l!ke to &!s $ate !n o+e"!ence to aut&or!t. In ur+an areas, t&ere are %o"ern!ze" #ers!ons o$ t&e senakulo t&at run $or onl one or t(o &ours. &e %a +e 'resente" !n "!$$erent t'es o$ #enues; on t&e tra"!t!onal stage, on t&e streets, !n a c&a'el, !n a large roo%, or out !n t&e o'en. Co%e", courts&!', an" s'ec!al e$$ects %a +e !ncor'orate". STREET SENAKULOS % anot&er $or% o$ 'enance (&ere t&e 'eo'le are (alk!ng (!t& t&e 'rocess!on. 6eo'le near t&e c&urc& (a!t eagerl to (!tness t&e reenact%ent. ocals act as Ro%an sol"!ers (!t& t&e!r %enac!ngl 'a!nte" %asks an" ar%ors, 'oun"!ng on "oors to searc& $or *esus. Most ant!c!'ate" a%ong t&e e'!so"es are t&e
HISTORY:
Re-enacts t&e stor o$ Sa!nt ong!nus. egen" &as !t t&at ong!nus '!erce" t&e s!"e o$ t&e cruc!$!e" C&r!st. &e +loo" t&at s'urte" $ort& touc&e" &!s +l!n" ee an" $ull restore" &!s s!g&t. &!s %!racle con#erte" ong!nus to C&r!st!an!t an" earne" t&e !re o$ &!s $ello( centur!ons. &e re-enact%ent reac&es !ts cl!%a= (&en ong!nus !s caug&t an" +e&ea"e". ORIGIN AND PURPOSE: Or!&!na'e !n t&e !slan" o$ Mar!n"uue, 6&!l!''!nes s'ec!$!call !n t&e to(n o$ Mog'og !n 1>0?, (&en t&e 'ar!s& 'r!est o$ t&e sa!" to(n, r. D!on!s!o Sant!ago, organ!ze" !t $or t&e $!rst t!%e.
&e uro"e o$ t&!s $est!#al !s to re-enact t&e +el!e$ o$ C&r!st!an!t (&en ong!nus $!nall &a" $a!t& !n t&e 'o(er o$ C&r!st!an!t. It also +r!ngs a+out sacr!$!ce $ro% t&e 'eo'le o$ Mar!n"uue, s&o(!ng t&at t&e (!ll +el!e#e !n C&r!st no %atter (&at an" (!ll al(as +e (!ll!ng to sacr!$!ce,
*ERSIONS:
&e +est kno(n senakulo acts are $ro% Mar!n"uue "ur!ng t&e Mor!ones; &e est!#al o$ t&e Ro%an Sol"!ers. Mor!ones !s a $est!#al (&ere!n local $olks are "resse" as ro%an sol"!ers an" &el" "ur!ng 7ol 8eek. “Mor!on %eans %ask or #!sor, a 'art o$ t&e Me"!e#al Ro%an ar%or (&!c& co#ers t&e $ace. &!s $est!#al !n#ol#es t&e roa%!ng o$ t&e Ro%an sol"!ers aroun" to(n to scare 'eo'le, es'ec!all c&!l"ren as a s%+ol o$ t&e!r "o%!nat!on.
So%e $a%ous #ers!ons are $ro% 6as!g, Morong an" 6asa. &e (r!ters o$ t&e $!rst #ers!ons (ere nat!#e 'r!ests, +ut re#!s!ons an" re(r!t!ngs (ere %a"e later + #ers!$!ers. &ere are also #ers!ons $ro% Ilocano, 6a%'anga, @!col an" !saan37!l!ganon an" Ce+uano
&e rout!ne o$ t&e reenact%ent &as not c&ange", +ut !ts 'resentat!on !s !n$use" (!t& a $res& $la#or to reac& t&e %o"ern-(orl" a+sor+e" consc!ousness o$ t&e ne( generat!on.
TI#AG ETYMOLOGY:
“T!+a& !s a @!colano ter% (&!c& %eans “to e=ca#ate DEFINITION:
!+ag !s a "ra%at!c 'er$or%ance $or t&e 'ur'ose o$ %an!$est!ng "e#ot!on to t&e 7ol Cross, 'resente" usuall "ur!ng Mat!%e $est!#als. WAYS OF PRESENTING: TRADITIONAL $ t&!s 'er$or%ance "oes not nee" an ra!se" stage. &e 'laers %!= (!t& t&e 'o'ulace (&o are at t&e sa%e t!%e s'ectators. &!s k!n" o$ 'resentat!on !s st!ll e#!"ent !n so%e to(ns an" +arr!os o$ agalog an" @!col 'ro#!nces. HISTORY:
&ere are t&ree %oun"s so%e(&ere !n to(n. In one o$ t&e%, a cross !s +ur!e". St. 7elena (as acco%'an!e" + Constant!ne an" &!s sol"!ers, starts to searc& $or t&e cross at B;00 '% !n t&e e#e o$ t&e $!esta3#!s'eras. &!s 'rocess!on usuall starts $ro% t&e &ouse o$ St. 7elena an" (!n"s !ts (a t&roug& t&e streets o$ t&e to(n to t&e 'lace (&ere t&e %oun"s are locate". 'on arr!#al t&ere, St. 7elena "!gs, toget&er (!t& Constant!ne an" t&e sol"!ers, t(o o$ t&e %oun"s, +ut s&e "oes not $!n" t&e cross. &en, u'on "!gg!ng t&e t&!r" %oun", t&e cross !s $oun", an" t&ere !s great
&e or!&!n o$ t&!s tra"!t!on (as +el!e#e" to +e +roug&t &ere + t&e S'an!ar"s to re%!n" t&e 'eo'le a+out t&e searc& o$ St. 7elena $or t&e 7ol Cross on (&!c& *esus C&r!st su$$ere" "eat&. &e tibag &as onl one ',e-e or uro"e; t&e searc& $or t&e Cross on (&!c& C&r!st "!e" an" !t ser#es an an e='ress!on o$ "e#ot!on to t&e !rg!n Mar.
