Culture of Baguio

Culture of Baguio City

When Baguio was an American mining and recreational town, the citizens of the city worked side by side with the Cordillera natives. 

It is precisely this rich blend of a Western landscape and tribal FIlipino culture that makes the City of Pines so interesting. 

Baguio today is a melting pot of the Cordillera tribes, who like to refer to themselves as highlanders, as well as Filipinos from the lowland provinces of Luzon. A lot of the images and products of Baguio are of the 'Igorots' themselves still: woven cloths and baskets, wood carvings, and even wild ethnic food.

The Baguio art scene can only be described as thriving! With famous painter and Philippine National ArtistBenCab and sculptor Ben-Hur. Villanueva in residence. They lead a whole pack of young artists whose works now enjoy a growing market. Baguio music thrives, too, with a host of local bands and singers who have spread their wings to hotspots like Manila -- and beyond. Musicales, concerts and plays by visiting artists are a common occurrence in concert halls and during street festivals, the foremost of which is the Panagbenga, every February.

Feast your senses on the different colors and flavors of the City of Pines, take a peek into its history and bring home with you all the memories as souvenirs of this one-of-a-kind place on earth.

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The city is home to many immigrants from other parts of the country. A significant population of foreigners also contributed to the diversity of the city's colorful culture. The languages commonly spoken in Baguio are Kankana-ey, Ibaloi, Ifugao, Ilocano, Kapampangan,Pangasinan, Tagalog, English, Chinese. several establishments were founded to accommodate their needs. Posters and signages are sometimes printed with Korean translation. Several restaurants also serve different types of local and foreign cuisine.

Baguio's youth majority in the population has given it a distinct flavor different from those of other cities in the...