The Pintados Festival of Tacloban City is a Filipino festival with its own specific flavor. This Pintados festival withdraws Pre-Spanish history of the native Leytenos from wars, epics & folk religions. The most expected aspect of the Pintados festival are the festive dancers, painted from head to toe with patterns that look like armor to resemble the tattooed warriors of old. During the course of the Pintados festival, dancers whose bodies are painted in an awesome array of colors fill the streets of Tacloban city. At first sight, they may seem outrageous as grown men pour into the streets embossed in such amazing colors as luminous blue or neon green. But as one gets used to this and sees the dances depicted, one gets a glimpse of the history of the people that once lived on the islands of Leyte so long ago.
The folk dances presented by the dancers portray the many traditions that flourished before the Spaniards came. These include worship of idols, indigenous music and epic stories. The hypnotic rhythms of native instruments beat through the air accompanying the dances performed on the streets as the Pintados festival goes. Aside from the folk dances, is the much likely parade, which crisscrosses the avenues of Tacloban city. The parade traditionally starts out at the Balayuan Towers and proceeds throughout tacloban leyte city. The surprised spectators follow the procession of dancing colors from the beginning to end. The Pintados festival concludes in much merrymaking with a signature traditional Filipino fiesta, where everyone is invited to join the fun and celebrate the Pintados Festival. It is held on June 30.
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