PABASA
By: Group 1 - 1B
PABASA MEANING
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A chant-like song that is
imported from Spanish
missionaries and is taken
from a ‘pasyon’ booklet.
Pasyon book contains
verses that narrate the life,
passion, death and
resurrection of Jesus
Christ.
It was composed in the
seventeenth century by
Spanish missionaries.
The first Filipino version
was made by Father Gaspar
Aquino De Belen in 1704.
PABASA RITUAL
A family affair or a village affair, usually starts
after the Palm Sunday mass
 It is a 24 hour continuous ritual
 Usually sung acapella-style, but you can add
instruments if you want to
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PABASA READING
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1. As a rule, the public "pabasa" is done
continuously. The readers continue to read the book
nonstop.
2. In various parts of the book of passion are the
following letters
"A R A L" - and may also be chanted as
Ang unang letra'y Anunsasyon
Ikalawa'y Resureksyon
Ikatlo ay Adorasyon
Ang ika'pat ay Lamintasyon
Aral ng Mahal na Poon.
PABASA PICTURES
SOURCES:
http://hagonoy-bahaykubo.blogspot.com/2008/04/holy-weekpabasa.html
 http://simplethingsinmind.blogspot.com/2010/04/
pabasa-2010.html
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