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09/03/2022

𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥
Pintaflores festival is an annual event that is held in the beautiful city of San Carlos, in Negros Occidental. The festival is marked every 5th of November. The festival is a confluence of a famous festival in San Carlos City: the Nabingkalan Tattoo Festival, and its highlight, the Dances of Flowers. From the two concepts, Pintaflores officially became the city's official festival in 1992. The festival’s name is unique, one that piques the interest of many a traveler.

The dances are dramas of life and death and the triumph of good against evil. These themes are thanksgiving praises to the city's patron saint, San Carlos Borromeo. Dancers with colorful flowers drawn artistically over faces, arms, bodies, and legs and dressed in ethnic-style ensembles perform a dance ritual that usually shows a human flower formation.

Pintaflores is coined from the words Pintados, the concept behind the Nabingkalan Tattoo Festival, and the "Flores", the Spanish word for flowers that dominated the theme of the Dances of Flowers.

Tattoos are believed to have been sketched on the skin of locals in the pre-colonial Visayas--and its tribal allure has since been the core subject of the festival in San Carlos. Although not as visited as the festivals in the neighboring Panay and Cebu Islands, the Pintaflores have received accolades among the various festivals in the Visayas.

Pintaflores dazzle one with the vibrant colors of flowers and silk. It enlivens the spirit to the snappy beat of drums. It titillates the mind to the graceful sways and spirit of colorful dancers. It leaves a lasting imprint of colorful, lively, and beautiful people. The celebration starts on November 3 and goes on until November 6. The street dancing and ritual competition will be held on November 5.

08/03/2022

📍 Don Florentino Broce is the owner of the house.

The Broce Ancestral House was built in 1937. The main intention in building the fortress-like mansion was for Don Florentino Broce and his family who were one of the richest and vastest land owners of the city.The children of Don Florentino were raised at the mansion and after the World War II, part of the east wing of the first floor was restructured.
The windows were removed and was cemented since it was rented by the Philippine National Bankand their vault was kept there. later in the 1960’s, the City Government rented the establishment and used it as the City Hall. During the late 70’s it was used as the City Court. Recently, the property is considered closed and unused but it still holds significance as one of the first built structures in the city and remain as a city attraction that holds so much history and value.

If you want to know more about Broce Ancestral House you are free to visit the link below.

https://www.hauntedjourneys.com/haunted-sites/4050-broce-ancestral-house

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08/03/2022

San Carlos City was once known as Binalatongan. From the time of its founding up to the middle of the 19th century, it was considered as the biggest and most populous town of Pangasinan composing a whole third of the Province. It is recorded in history as a bastion of freedom fighters, with famous uprisings against Spaniards led by Andres Malong (1660) and Juan dela Cruz Palaris (1762). These heroic acts prompted the Spanish colonizers to change the name of the town to San Carlos in honor of King Carlos III of Spain.

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10/02/2022