Aside from this being the month of love, February is also when people can witness the bounty culture and history of Baguio City's Panagbenga Festival. How is it feel to be surrounded by beautiful and colorful flowers? The aroma of different scents in your surroundings. Yet, why do all these bountiful flowers bloom in the streets of Baguio? That's when Panagbenga Festival started to make a scene.
One thing that many people miss after the silent celebrations of big festivals is the enormous celebration of the festival people used to attend. After being on hiatus for the past years, the much-awaited festival in Baguio City is back in full swing this year, and people are excited to congregate and celebrate! The annual celebration of flowers, or the Panagbenga Festival, celebrates the beauty of flowers. Comes from the word Kankana-ey, a local language that means "a season of blooming or flowering," which is where the word "Panagbenga" began. As the flowers bloom in this season, the city also blooms with the diversity of different cultures and people. The Panagbenga Festival is a month-long celebration of colorful blooms and culture in Baguio City. The festival showcases the culture of the Igorot as well as their traditions to the people who will be at the festival from February to March 5, 2023. The theme of this year's festival is "A Rennaisance of Wonder and Beauty." This festival also reflects the values and history of Baguio and the Cordilleras. Despite the changes happening in different parts of the world, the people need to remember the lively and colorful festivities by seeing Panagbenga Floats during the festival and, most importantly, discovering different flowers that make the City of Baguio bloom more.
What are the flowers used at Panagbenga Festival?
Due to its cold climate, Baguio City has so many flowers that you can only find and start in the area. Baguio boasts an abundance of flowers. Aside from its towering beauty of towering pine trees that are almost seen everywhere in the city, the mountain climate is what many people keep coming back to it. Visiting the field of flowers is where other people are meant to go in Baguio City. They take as many good pictures as they can to share their amazing experience in the city. On the other hand, aside from Baguio being known for pine trees erected almost everywhere, it is famous as well for fresh vegetables and other local fruits that you can buy for a very reasonable price from the local vendors – you can also add on your list to buy some strawberries, and sight so many butterflies in the field of flowers.
Everlasting flower or "strawflowers" is very popular in Baguio. So what is the common flower that can find anywhere in Baguio? That is the strawflowers. It is abundant in the city and has become the most popular souvenir for tourists. In addition, the everlasting strawflower is featured and used during the Panagbenga Festival. Moreover, there's also this daisy-like strawflower is a great addition to the colorful garden and floats during the festival. Lastly, the paper daisies and everlasting strawflowers are easy to grow and long-lasting.
Sunflower is one of the flowers that answer the question of 'what are the flowers used at the Panagbenga Festival? Some sunflowers are commonly used for Panagbenga Floats, the costumes of the dancers as well as the props that are used during the parade. After all, Panagbenga is a flower festival.
Here is a list of some flowers that you can find in Baguio, zinnia, marigolds, bougainvillea, African Tulips, snapdragons, peas, and many more. As mentioned above, people use these flowers to decorate the street, the floats, and the costumes of the street dancers. The dance in street dancing was inspired by n Ibaloi dance, Bendian, which is a dance of celebration that came from the Cordilleras.
Locals and tourists gathered in the streets to witness the colorful parade of floats and street dances. Panagbenga Festival is indeed a colorful festival that locals and tourists want to experience once in a lifetime. With this, you must keep in mind the following things you should remember in joining the festival.
Book reservations ahead of time
Since it is one of the captivating festivals in the eye of the locals and the tourists, the festival will surely attend by people from different areas of the country. So that you better have booked your reservations as early as possible. It could be six (6) months or at least two (2) months prior to the event.
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Anticipate the weather
Sunny and bright weather is what everyone requests during festivals. However, for some years, the rain was part of the festival. You should better prepare yourself for protection from the sun or rain, wear a raincoat, bring your umbrella, wear a hoodie jacket, and comfortable clothes because there'll be a large crowd during the festival.
Check the festival schedule.
The last week of February is when the highlights of the Panagbenga Festival happen. You should not miss any of the activities to appreciate even more the culture and diversity of Baguio City.
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