1. Pabasa
By: Group 1 - 1B

2. Pabasa Meaning
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.

3. 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

4. Pabasa Reading
1. As a rule, the public "pabasa" is done continuously. The readers continue to read the book nonstop 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.

5. Pabasa Pictures

6. Sources:
kubo.blogspot.com/2008/04/holy-week- pabasa.html
pabasa-2010.html