Day: May 14, 2023
Heritage
Historical Insights
The Manila Carnival: A Showcase of Colonial Culture
The Manila Carnival, a grand annual festival held in the Philippines during the American colonial period, stands as a testament to the complex cultural interplay between the colonizer and the colonized. Inception and Inspiration The carnival’s roots can be traced back to 1908 when William Cameron Forbes, the American Governor-General of the Philippines, sought to […]
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