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Street Dancing Parade

Cultural Celebration - Street Dancing Parade

Baguio's culture is very rich... and along with the month long celebration of the Flower Festival (Penagbenga Festival), every February, is the street dancing parade. Here various ethnic groups and organizations show off their rich culture in their costumes, instrument and dance moves. Aside from the Float Parade, this is one of the highlights of the festival. The main street is closed for the celebration and countless local and foreign tourists overwhelmed the event with their attendance. 

Flower Festival Float Parade

Lion Float

What's a flower festival without flowers? Well... that wouldn't be right. So here they are. Some of the pictures I got on the floats during the Panagbenga Festival 2013 at Baguio City, Philippines. The one above is by M-Llhuillier, a big company that operates hundreds of branches all over the Philippines. It shows-off a really-nicely-done lion all made from flowers! It has an eagle on top, also made of flowers... and they are all just so amazing. You got to love them for the effort they've poured over this wonderful float. And also loving the parade, is my mom who also stars in this photo.

Dole Float

A lot of love went into the Dole float. Its big and its all covered in flowers! Even the name "Dole" is spelled-out with flowers. The big replica of the Dole juice cans are also made of flowers. They are all just so amazing. A close-up shot of this float below so you can really see the details. 

Close-up on Dole Float

Cosplay at Best

Cosplay at Best

The Panagbenga Float Parade 2013 is not all about flowers and floats. There are those who joined the festivities without any flower or a float. They are the Cosplayers! A good number of them turned out for the parade. And this lady on the picture, who is all dressed for the occasion, draws the most eyes for her full-bodied and realistic outfit. But behind that warrior-type look, she was really nice and was kind enough to have a picture with us (and everyone else in the crowd who saw her).

Mystery Cosplayer with my mom and daughter

Me and my daughter with Cosplayers

Large Crowd in Baguio City

Large Crowd in Baguio's Panagbenga Festival Float Parade (2013)

A large crowd turned out for Baguio's Float Parade (during the Panagbenga Festival 2013). If you don't come early, you'll have to push through the crowd to get a clear view of the parade. Both tourists and locals flock the streets of Baguio for this annual event every February.

Robin Padilla

Robin Padilla (Actor)

Click! Got this while pushing through the crowd during the busiest day of them all (in Baguio City)--the Panagbenga Festival 2013 Float Parade. With my long lens it looks like he (Robin Padilla) is really waving at me for a picture... But I was far at distance when I got this. Click to know more about Robin Padilla.

Victory Liner Bus Terminal

Parked Victory Liner Buses

Taken during the 2013 Penagbenga Festival in Baguio City Philippines. These are parked Victory Liner buses, but most of them you can hear their engines running. Parked this closed? So packed? What if a bus right there from the middle would need to go out? Well that shouldn't happen. Or else it would take a a whole lot of effort to move the other buses.

The tall building visible on left is the private terminal building of Victory Liner.