The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers, street dancing presented by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes, band competition and many other events have been added with civic organizations holding privately run and funded activities, too.
The Panagbenga has always received huge media coverage because of the instantaneous popularity it has enjoyed from the very beginning. Every year, visitors are treated to a display of the strength of the local community spirit as the residents stage the hottest show in the coolest city in the Philippines.
This year, the theme of Panagbenga 2013 is “A Blooming Odyssey”. It is a celebration not only of the season of blooming, but also of the progressive economy and prosperity of the City of Pines.
A side from economic boosts from tourism, the festival also helped the younger generation of indigenous people to rediscover their culture's old traditions. The indigenous people was first wary with government-led tourism because of the threat that they will interfere or change their communities' rituals.
with all the beautiful floats, the flowers, the weather and the people nothing beats baguio!
(photo credits to gma7, siningfactory.com, lakbay baguio)
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