by: Edjun Mariposque
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Ang sigla ng Bagong Los Baños ay muling nag-aalab sa pagdiriwang ng ika-23 Bañamos Festival, na gaganapin mula Setyembre 17 hanggang 22. Pinangungunahan ni Mayor Anthony “Ton” Genuino, ang selebrasyong ito ay kasabay din ng ika-409 na Anibersaryo ng Pagkakatatag ng bayan sa Setyembre 17. Sa temang “Patuloy ang Progreso sa Matatag na Bayan ng Bagong Los Baños,” inaasahang magiging mas makulay, mas masaya, at mas makakalikasan ang mga pagdiriwang ngayong taon.
Bañamos Bilang Pag-alala sa Kasaysayan
Ang Bañamos Festival ay isang taunang komemorasyon ng pagkakatatag ng bayan ng Los Baños na ipinagdiriwang tuwing ika-17 ng Setyembre. Nagmula ang “Bañamos” sa salitang Espanyol na ang ibig sabihin ay “we bathe” o “naligo kami.” Ang pangalan ay nagmula noong panahon ng mga Kastila, nang mabighani ang mga prayleng Pransiskano sa yaman ng mga hot spring at steam ng Bundok Makiling. Ang mga ito ay naging sentro ng mga pampublikong paliguan na pinaniniwalaang may banal at nakapagpapagaling na katangian. Dahil dito, tinawag ng mga Kastilang opisyal ang lugar na “Los Baños,” o “the baths/mga paliguan,” na kilala at dinarayo ng mga turista mula sa Maynila at karatig-probinsiya.
Bañamos Bilang Selebrasyon ng Likas Yaman at mga Lokal na Produkto
Ang bayan ng Los Baños ay tahanan ng dalawang likas na yaman: ang Bundok Makiling at Laguna de Bay. Ang mga yamang lupa at tubig na ito ay nagbibigay ng masaganang kabuhayan at malinis na kapaligiran, na nagiging mahalaga sa sustento at pamumuhay ng mga mamamayan.
Bañamos Bilang Pagkilala sa mga Siyentipikong Talento
Bukod sa mga likas na yaman, kinikilala ang Los Baños sa Southeast Asian region at sa buong mundo dahil sa mga pagpapaunlad nito sa larangan ng agricultural science at teknolohiya. Iprinoklama ang bayang ito bilang “Special Science and Nature City of the Philippines” dahil ito ay tahanan ng mga prestihiyosong educational at research institutions. Ang mga ito ay nag-aalok ng mga oportunidad para sa mga study visit at science appreciation tours, na nagpapakilala sa mga tagumpay ng agham sa Munisipalidad.
Bañamos Bilang Pagdiriwang ng Diwa ng Pagkakaisa ng Komunidad at mga Ipinagmamalaki ng Munisipalidad
Ang taunang Bañamos Festival ay hindi lamang isang selebrasyon ng kasaysayan at likas yaman, kundi pati na rin ng diwa ng pagkakaisa at social responsibility sa buong komunidad. Ang okasyong ito ay nagiging tulay para ipakita ang mga home-grown talent at kagandahan ng mga mamamayan ng Los Baños. Bukod dito, ito rin ay panahon ng pag-uugnayan ng mga magkakapamilya at magkakaibigan, habang pinapabuti ang kalagayang pang-socio-economic ng lokalidad sa tulong ng mga government agency, business establishment, civic associations, at iba pang pribadong grupo at indibidwal.
Ang 23rd Bañamos Festival ay nag-aalok ng samu’t saring aktibidad na tiyak na magugustuhan ng lahat. Kabilang dito ang LB Day Prayer at Thanksgiving Mass, Carnival Fair, L.B Awards, at ang Barangay Night. Hindi rin mawawala ang mga paborito tulad ng Miracles of Makiling Cultural Show, Zumbafos, Bañamos Aquagames, at ang Mister and Miss Bagong Los Baños 2024. Ang mga bagong highlights tulad ng Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, Drone Light Show, at Bañamos Market Bazaar ay magdadagdag ng kasiyahan sa mga lalahok.
Para sa mga mahihilig sa sining at kalikasan, tampok ang Murals of Makiling, Making Photography Contest, Flower and Garden Show, at ang Flower & Fruit-Bearing Tree Planting na tiyak na magbibigay ng kakaibang kulay at buhay sa pagdiriwang. Ang Padyak LB Kiddie Edition naman ay para sa mga kabataang mahihilig sa pagbibisikleta.
Hindi magiging matagumpay ang selebrasyon na ito kung wala ang suporta ng University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA), TRACE College, at Centro Mall. Ang kanilang kontribusyon ay mahalaga upang maisakatuparan ang mga aktibidad at makapagbigay ng saya sa buong komunidad.
Bilang karagdagan, magbibigay ng espesyal na diskwento ang ilang mga hot spring at non-hot spring hotel resorts sa Los Baños sa loob ng anim na araw ng pagdiriwang, na lalong magpapasigla sa turismo ng bayan.
Simula noong unang Bañamos Festival noong 2002, na pinamunuan ng Los Baños Tourism Council sa ilalim ni Dr. Francisco F. Penalba, ang pagdiriwang na ito ay naging simbolo ng makulay na kasaysayan at kultura ng Los Baños. Ngayong taon, inaasahan na mas magiging matagumpay ang Bañamos Festival, na patunay sa patuloy na pag-unlad ng Bagong Los Baños.
Sama-sama nating ipagdiwang ang ika-23 Bañamos Festival, isang selebrasyon ng kasaysayan, kalikasan, at kultura ng Bagong Los Baños!
#EdjunMariposque

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