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THE
famous Mambukal Mountain Resort in Barangay Minoyan,
Murcia, Negros Occidental is the host for this festival.
The festival is a symbolic celebration of man’s return
to primitive time when he was closer to nature. Oneness
with nature is the underlying theme behind this annual
mud-moving spectacle. Check on its murky highlight - a
lively street dancing parade with the participant
wearing nothing but mudpacks (well, almost...). It's a
surefire way to mix our ecological concerns with good,
clean, cloddy fun - just be sure to shower afterwards!
First conceptualized by local artists to showcase
Mambukal's natural wealth, the Mudpack Festival has also
become a venue for educating the youth on environmental
conservation. It is held from June 23-24, coinciding
with the feast of St. John de Baptist and the height of
the monsoon season. The highlight of this emerging
festival is a merry-making with dancers' faces covered
with mudpack and bodies painted with Mambukal clay.
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