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The Panagbenga cultural festival of the popular tourist destination of Baguio City, Philippines, turns 20 in February 2015. Researching the sustainability of a 4-week festival held annually since 1995 is of academic and practical interest.
The festival includes floats that are covered mostly with flowers. The festival also includes street dancing, presented by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes, that is inspired by the Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordilleras.
Panagbenga is an annual festival held in Baguio City, Philippines every February, celebrating Cordillera’s flora and promoting the region’s culture and economy. Despite the festival being...
Published in the Tafter Journal (Esperienze e strumenti per cultura e territorio, 2014. The Panagbenga cultural festival of the popular tourist destination of Baguio City, Philippines, turns 20 in February 2015. Researching the sustainability of a 4-week festival held annually since 1995 is of academic and practical interest.
17 lut 2014 · They included the search for the Festival Queen, a Floral Parade with street dancing and floats; a Market Encounter which featured a garden show; a tour of Baguio’s most beautiful private ...
It was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and to raise morale after an earthquake. Key events include floats covered in flowers, street dancing performances inspired by Ibaloi dances in flower-inspired costumes, and a grand parade at the end of the month.
The dances showcased in the Panagbenga festival are very diverse. It is mostly comprised of Cordillera inspired dances from neighboring towns in Northern Luzon. The Bendian dance, an Ibaloi dance of celebration, is the dance usually presented during the parade among many others.
