This photo set captures the street presentations of the Festivals of the North 2014 in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, the festival-of-festivals staged during the Bangus Festival each April. Champion contingents from fiesta towns across Northern Luzon — the Ilocos, the Cordilleras, Cagayan Valley, and Pangasinan — performed the dances that won in their own hometowns, in full costume, before the Dagupan crowd and judges. From harvest dances to religious fiesta numbers, the photos show the colour and variety of northern Philippine festival culture in a single afternoon of competition.
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Festivals of the North was a gathering that brought together colorful festivals from Northern Luzon in one celebration, with delegations presenting the dances, music, and traditions of their hometowns. The event showcased how each province and city in the north marks its own fiesta with a distinct local character.
This post is the photo companion to our Festivals of the North 2014 story. The photos here are from the 2014 event, taken during that year’s celebration, capturing the street presentations and the participants in their festival attire.
Read the companion story, Festivals of the North 2014, for more about the celebrations featured in this gallery.