The case for Mengal Festival Historical analysis and its implication on culture identity By: Gil B. Zipagan II Introduction Cultural practices, such as the traditional celebration of festivals, always mirror the uniqueness of every ethnicity in the country’s regions. It is on the practices that we can see how every ethnic groups are represented, hence the critical role of building the cultural identity. In October of 2016, Mengal Festival was born into the arms of Echague. Young and new, the festival became an immediate depiction of the rich and vibrant culture of the Yogads. However, years before Mengal was pronounced the town’s official trademark festival, the long celebrated Bacao was an integral p...