Panagbenga Festival
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Baguio celebrates the Panagbenga Festival from February till early March with two of the festival’s major highlights — the Street Dancing Competition and the Float Parade.
The Panagbenga Festival, also known as the Baguio Flower Festival, is named after a kankanaey term meaning “a season of blooming.“ The festival is a tribute to the beautiful flowers the mountain city of Baguio is known for.
The Panagbenga Festival has been held in February each year since 1995, featuring flower-laden floats similar to Pasadena, California’s famous Rose Parade. It is street dancing with an Philippine touch with market encounters and other activities. The street dancers’ Cordillera-inspired costumes, and the traditional Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration highlight the native Igorot culture.
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