Panagbenga Festival

Name Community Festival: PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL

Vicinity: Baguio

Festival History: The Panagbenga started with just an idea that Baguio City should, like other towns and cities in the Philippines, have its own “fiesta” or festival celebration. Having been created a city by the Americans during their occupation of the Philippines, Baguio did not start as a town during the Spanish colonial period that had a patron saint with a feast day. The term is of Kankanaey origin, meaning “season of blooming”. The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city’s flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.

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A). Panagbenga Festival (English: Flower Festival) is a month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio. So flowers are everywhere as well as street dancers and grand float parades.

B) Best Feature of the Festival: It lasts one month long and there will be a lot of flowers all around Baguio along with cool weather.

C) Props and Costumes used in the Festival: There are a lot of flowers used in the Panagbenga Festival but the most commonly used is the sunflower which is by far the most popular flower found in city of Baguio