I tell myself this everyday.
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Registration is NOW open!
A unique opportunity will unfold from July 6-7-8. Join PAMANA and other members of the Filipino community on this 3-day conference and workshop to expand our knowledge of Philippine folk dance and culture.
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BANGKERO FESTIVAL, Pagsanjan, Laguna, PhilippinesThe “PAGSANJAN BANGKERO FESTIVAL”, which is annually held in the month of April, is fast becoming popular with its colorful and impressive line-up of events on land and on the river. These include a vibrant variety of competitions like the traditional boat race (regatta), land and fluvial float parades bundled with street dancing, drum and lyre band, trade fairs, cookfest, concert, sports events and triathlon olympics, “Palarong Bangkero”, Cultural Night with the Festival of Folk Dances”, and the annual search for “Ginoong Bangkero” and “Lakan at Binibining Pagsanjan”
The five-day celebration is inspired by Pagsanjan beloved and miraculous Patroness Our Lady of Guadalupe and dedicated to all the “Bangkeros” of Pagsanjan. “Bangkero” is the tagalog word for the desterous and skilled “Boatman”. They are the natural navigators and tour guides who expertly paddle, and bodily lift a “banca” or “canoe” upstream against the strong current between the gorge and canyon walls, and then maneuver downstream through the rapids and rocks at breathtaking speed; which makes it truly an exciting two-hour boatride experience of a lifetime, beginning from either the Bumbungan River or the Balanac River going towards the magnificent and globally famous Pagsanjan Falls.
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From these examples we learn what tattooing meant for these women. They were seen as not only more beautiful, but also possessing emotional and physical fortitude to endure pain and hardship, including the pain of childbirth. A woman’s tattooing was an affirmation of her strength and inherent spiritual power, procreative endowment, and as a form of clothing, an enhancement of beauty and a proclamation of her status. Finally, the tattoos were a form of recognition that allowed the soul of a woman to pass into the afterlife and join the glorious chain of her ancestors.
-Lane Wilcken, Filipino Tatoos: Ancient to Modern
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Children victims touring us to their old place that has been flooded by Typhoon Sendong.
PAMANA is performing on Saturday, March 17 at the Dawson Theatre for the “Oriented Towards Sound VIII - Water Dragon” annual show at 7:30pm.
In collaboration with Podhale, PAMANA is having a Spring Bazaar fundraiser. See poster for details!
