Tarlac: Malatarlak Festival

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In Tarlac City, the people celebrate a festival called the Malatarlak Festival which was named after the same type of "malahib" weeds that were present in the area during its early days. The plant itself is the main focus of the festival and is celebrated with festive designs that are inspired by the types of grass while dancing to traditional music. It is usually celebrated for a week every second week of January.

The week-long event contains an opening ceremony with an appropriate trade fair, food and drink stalls, and live music and dance entertainment. The festivities can then contain either sports competitions, cooking demonstrations, dance competitions, and other live entertainment shows. The festival soon ends with fireworks and a grand procession.

In 2011, the mayor of Tarlac City renamed the festival to Melting Pot Festival, however it is still remembered through its former name.

Sources:

(n.d.). Kulturang Pilipino,Tatak Tarlaqueno : Malatarlak Festival (a glimpse of Tarlac unique Culture). Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://sulongtarlaqueno.blogspot.com/

Malatarlak festival honors the grass through the children's costumes. (2018, February 23). Travel to the Philippines. Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://www.traveltothephilippines.info/2018/02/17/malatarlak-festival-honors-grass-childrens-costumes/

Malatarlak festival. (n.d.). KadmusArts: Where Festivals, Fans, Artists Meet. Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://www.kadmusarts.com/festivals/5405.html

Melting pot festival is the new name of Malatarlak festival. (2018, February 23). Travel to the Philippines. Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://www.traveltothephilippines.info/2018/02/22/melting-pot-festival-new-name-malatarlak-festival/

 

 

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