{"id":4240,"date":"2016-09-12T13:23:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T05:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=4240"},"modified":"2016-09-12T13:23:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T05:23:17","slug":"a-festival-to-celebrate-a-citys-identity-the-pintaflores-festival-of-san-carlos-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2016\/09\/12\/a-festival-to-celebrate-a-citys-identity-the-pintaflores-festival-of-san-carlos-city\/","title":{"rendered":"A Festival to celebrate a city\u2019s identity: the Pintaflores Festival of San Carlos City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cities in and around the Visayas region have their own identities that are showcased in each of their festivals. One city, however, felt that it did not have a cultural identity, something for the people to call their own: San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4241\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/photo-3.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"850\" height=\"529\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>DANCERS FROM LAST YEAR\u2019S PINTAFLORES FESTIVAL. It\u2019s a bright festival full of colors, music, and a lot of dancing. (Image grabbed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PintaFloresFestival\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1112813838784747\">Pintaflores Festival Facebook page<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">This led to the city taking two of its best activities and turning them into a festival that would become the city\u2019s identity for years to come: the <strong>Pintaflores Festival, <\/strong>held from November 3 \u2013 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Pintaflores Festival is a combination of two of their most successful activities: the Nabingkalan Tattoo Festival and the Dance of Flowers, both of which happened during the city fiesta in 1992. The local government had a \u201ceureka\u201d moment: blending these two city fiesta highlights and have it as a street dance festival that would define the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Nowadays, the Pintaflores Festival is one of the most popular street dancing festivals in the region. Held every November 3 \u2013 5, it\u2019s a blend of dances with various functions: from simple rhythmic dances to battles between good and evil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The festival\u2019s highlight is the dance ritual performed by townsfolk at the San Carlos City Auditorium. This includes dancers who\u2019s faces, arms, bodies, and legs are painted with flowers as well as a human flower formation incorporated in each performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">No official schedule has been released, so be sure to bookmark this page for updates on this year\u2019s Pintaflores Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Details: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">What: Pintaflores Festival<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">When: November 3 \u2013 5, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Where: San Carlos City, Negros Occidental<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PintaFloresFestival\/about\/?entry_point=page_nav_about_item&amp;tab=page_info\"><em>Pintaflores Festival Facebook page<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/sancarloscity.org\/pintaflores\/\"><em>San Carlos City Interactive<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cities in and around the Visayas region have their own identities that are showcased in each of their festivals. One city, however, felt that it did not have a cultural identity, something for the people to call their own: San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. \u00a0 DANCERS FROM LAST YEAR\u2019S PINTAFLORES FESTIVAL. It\u2019s a bright festival full of colors, music, and a lot of dancing. (Image grabbed from Pintaflores Festival Facebook page) \u00a0 This led to the city taking two of its best activities and turning them into a festival that would become the city\u2019s identity for years to come: the Pintaflores Festival, held from November 3 \u2013 5. 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