Panagbenga: “The blooming of Season Road”
Season road was crowd
while the street was closed
and the
festival of flower was opened.
There was plenty of people from this town and
the visitors came to watch the festival. It was not so easy to move around. I went
along Season road to observe the flower festival: Panagbenga that happened from February until March.It was the first time to see with my own eyes nearly the flower
festival. I started my observation in
the top af Season road exactly in front of SM Baguio. I went down slowly and
stopped in front of the Cathedral. There was a big stage with beautiful
decorations and full of flower. I saw a lot of people made a circle near the
stage. They were watching the performance on the stage. A group of singer were
singing and many visitors were taking pictures.
Many reporter, photographer, cameraman
stood there. I got close to the stage to listen the music and observed
something there. I saw the background of the stage. There was a big screen that
presented about flower festival: Panagbenga.
The voice of the sound system was very strong and I couldn’t listen well.
Than I decided to move to the other stands or booths.
Season road was in blossom
and the road became the showcase
street.
People showed many flowers in their booths and stands. There were not
only flowers but I saw many restaurants along the road. In other hand the stand
of foods were many and bigger than the flowers’ stand. In my observations, I
observed that many foods were not related to Cordillieran food. “Maybe one day
this festival will change become the festival of food or the arts of cooking”.
Season was really blooming when I saw a small garden on the street and near the
garden they put a small gazebo, and there was wood house, souvenirs,
accessories, Cordillieran foods, and other things that related to flower and
art. I always saw a banners that showed me about Panagbenga in every stands
that I visited. The banner reminded me about that moment.
I took along time in one booths that
sold many photo frame, bags, ashtray, and many things that they made from
paper. They reused and made a new beautiful things. They made arts for selling.
They were creative and cooperative. This festival showed me how to make my life
beautiful. They made a simple thing became beautiful.
To be creative
is to
make life beautiful and meaningful.
Life become better by change.
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