Saturday, January 7, 2012

PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS #2: PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL


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PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL
4th week of February/Baguio City

The Panagbenga Festival which is celebrated every month of February in Baguio City, showcases the unique culture of the city.  It is one of the most colorful festivals in the Philippines.  It draws both local and foreign visitors in the "City of Pines" - eager to witness the colorful procession of multihued costumes worn by locals, mimicking the various blooms of highland region (or any of its 11 ethnic tribes).  These are flowerbeds disguised of course as the Panagbenga floats.  (Photography by Michael Alim).
Source:  DOT website

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