Balangbang

Balangbang 

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DANCE DETAILS:
Type: Folk dance (victory or festival dance)
Origin: Mountain Province (Kankanaey)


Balangbang was originally a war dance performed during canao, a feast to celebrate either victory in war, a bountiful harvest, or a wedding. The dance shows a duel or combat of two warriors who later joins them. The hide and seek movements which follow the rhythm of the ganza (gong) dramatize the killing. The dancing crowd shields the warriors from clashing with each other. A closed dance formation represents the shielding and an open dance formation depicts the duel or fight scene.

Harana

Harana

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The Harana is serenade tradition in rural areas of the Philippines in which young men may formally meet single lady visitors. The main instrument used for Harana is the guitar, played by the courter, although other string instruments such as the Ukulele and less frequently, the violin and trumpets are also used.

Traditionally, the suitor will visit the house of the girl he is trying to woo, and sing by her window until she comes out to either accept or deny him. The suitor may or may not be accompanied, but usually his companions will be playing a guitar or back up vocals as he sings. Ideally, the dalaga or young lass will come to the window and invite her suitor to come inside.

Mines View Park

Observation deck
Mines View Park

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Named for its breathtaking view of the Amburayan Valley, mountain ranges and Baguio's "mineral bowl where gold, silver and other ores" formerly operated there by the Benguet Corporation.

Location: Baguio City, Philippines

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

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He is tagged as the national hero (pambansang bayani).
Name: José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Born: June 19, 1861, in Calamba, Laguna
Died: December 30, 1896 (aged 35) in Bagumbayan, Manila
Cause of death: Execution by firing squad
Resting place: Base of the Jose Rizal National Monument (Luneta Park)

Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto

Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Baguio City

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GROTTO & IMAGE DETAILS:

Access to the top of the grotto could be made by climbing its 252-step staircase. Above the statue are inscribed the Latin words Tota Pulchra Es Maria (“You are beautiful Mary”).
Image Sculptor: Isabelo Tampingco
Image Material: Polychromed molave
Construction: 1913 (Fr. José Algue, S.J., the director of the Manila Observatory)

Location: Dominican Hill Road, Baguio City, Philippines