Pintaflores Festival is celebrated annually in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental every 5th of November. It was born out of the people’s search for a cultural identity and tradition. The festival is a combination of two festivities held in 1992, the Nabingkalan Tattoo Festival and the Dances of Flowers.
The “pinta” in the Pintaflores came from the words Pintados which is the concept behind the Nabingkalan Tattoo Festival, and the “flores” is a Spanish term for flowers which is the theme of the Dances of Flowers. Among the highlights of the Pintaflores Festival is the street dancing and Ritual competition.
Both activities feature rhythmic dances and dance dramas that depicts the people’s thanksgiving of merriment, abundant blessings, and success. Participants of the street dancing and ritual competition are painted with flowers as part of the Pintados tradition, to express gratitude towards the environment.
Here’s the schedule of activities for Pintaflores Festival 2014: