00000cab a22000004cb4500 IPP-00000198571 IPP 20161104150627.0 161104s2008 xx d | ||r |||||eng|| eng Buot, Merites M. Los Baños folk festival its role in sustaining health of the socio-cultural environment 2008 Sustaining the health of man's environment demands nurturing its various components including the complex socio-cultural practices like traditions and festivities, among others. The Filipinos love festivities. These are always associated with sumptuous food preparation and worship to a patron saint. Devotees have their own personal intentions in observing festivals and usually it is the panata, a religious vow that drives namamanata (devotee) to do physical sacrifices just to attain it. The Elejer (Elijer) folk festival of Barangay Anos, at the foot of Mt. Makiling and Barangay Mayondon, along the coast of Laguna Lake was investigated to determine its role in sustaining health of the socio-cultural environment. The case study method using key informant interview (KII) among nine namamanata was done. Elejer enhances cohesiveness/unity, cooperation and place identity among participants. Renewed vigor both physically and psychologically as experienced by the namamanata sustains a healthy socio-cultural environment contributing to overall environmental health of the families and the localities concerned. Folk festivals Los Baños (Laguna) Fans (Persons) Religious aspects Social ecology Environmental health Asia Life Sciences : the Asian International Journal of Life Sciences Vol. Supplement 2 (Apr. 15, 2008), 53-64 Article FI