Panagbenga Festival in Baguio Philippines

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Panagbenga Festival in Baguio Philippines

It used to be that February was Baguio City’s least favorable

month, experiencing a doldrum in the number of visitor

arrivals that usually peak in December for the holiday

season! and "arch or #pril for the $enten %eason!, on top of

the summer months& 'owever, with the introduction of the

(anagbenga Festival, February became a time of pageantry,

fun and merrymaking in Baguio City as the city becomes

covered with the most beautiful )owers in the region&

*ogether with its blooms, (anagbenga also showcases the

di+erent cultures of its tribes such as the Igorots and the


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Ibalois& In fact, the street dance of the (anagbenga features

dances that are inspired by these cultural tribes&

-hy you should be there. %imultaneously get a taste ofBaguio’s tribal culture and the *ournament of /oses parade&

Fertility Dance at Obando

Couples who wish to have a child flock to Obando, Bulacan, and

every May 17 to 1 to !oin the street dance in "onor of #anta Clara$

%he street dancing is said to be a prayer &ade by the couple$ %he

belief ste&s fro& early practice and is said to be effective, as so&e

have been &iraculously blessed with an offspring soon after they

!oined the dancing$


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'hy you should be there( %he benefits are obvious if you are

childless, but for other people, the Obando dance is only one of the

very few religious )u*on festivals that featured street dancing on a

&a!or part of the area$

Bangus Festival

+agupan is known as the Bangus Capital of the Philippines, and the

City lays its clai& to this by holding the Bangus Festival for 1 days

in pril, cul&inating on pril -.$

%he bangus, or &ilkfish, festival pays tribute to the City/s biggest

industry and features various activities that center on the fish$ Fro&deboning to eating, fro& the longest to the heaviest and even to the

&ost beautiful, each year atte&pts to put out a record with its

bangus co&petitions$


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'hy you should be there( side fro& being there while the City or

its citi*ens bag a possible 0uinness 'orld ecord, the festival also

features street dancing contests, the search for the Bangus 2ueen 3a

beauty pageant4, fluvial parades, and a citywide sale for theshopaholics on a budget5

Pagoda sa Wawa

Festivals are a ti&e for celebration, but it is also a ti&e for food$

Bocaue, Bulacan/s Pagoda sa 'awa co&bines both$

%he river festival is held every 6uly, when a barge carrying a huge

decorated float is released along the Bocaue iver$ %his is where

do*ens and possibly hundreds of people partake on good food and


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great &usic$ %he floating feast actually co&&e&orates 'awa/s "oly

Cross, which was first found floating on the Bocaue iver$

'hy you should be there( 8perience a one9of9a9kind river feast$fter a tragedy left do*ens of people dead a few years ago, the

'awa festival has been closely scrutini*ed to ensure the safety of

future pagoda riders$

Bacao Festival

Bacao Festival 3nglish( Corn Festival4 is a week9long annual corn

festival occurring in town of chague :sabela, the 2ueen %own of


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:sabela Province$ %he ter& ;Bacao< is of Yogad origin, &eaning

;corn>?, chague began its Bacao Festival in celebration of the

feast day of #aint 6oseph the 'orker, in honor of Patron #aint of

chague$

%he festival attracts over thousands of visitors fro& all over :sabela

and other neighboring provinces$%he event also features &otocross racing, longest corn grilling, and

others$

%he festival includes banners that are decorated using different

parts of the corn plant like corn and corn leaves$ %he festival also

includes street dancing, presented by dancers clad in corn9inspired

costu&es, that are presented by different institutions governed by

the town of chague$ &ong these participants are co&ing fro& thecade&ic :nstitutions 3College, "igh #chool and le&entary

#tudents4, )ocal 0overn&ent @nit, Philippine r&y, Private #ectors

and other co&&ercial establish&ents$


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