I AM PHOENIX

Last Saturday, June 6th, 2009 the Princes of Hari ng Negros had to go through the same age-old rituals practiced by the ancient Negrenses in honor of this time a mythical bird - the Phoenix.

The Princes given last minute instructions before the start of the Body Painting.

Prince of La Carlota

Prince of Victorias

Prince of San Jose

Prince of Pulupandan

Prince of Bacolod and Pontevedra

Prince of Talisay

Prince of Bindoy

Prince of La Libertad

Prince of San Jose

Prince of Santa Catalina

Prince of Tayasan

Prince of Bacolod

Prince of Vallehermoso

Prince of Tanjay, Victorias and Amlan

Prince of San Carlos, Pamplona and Guihulngan.






The official portraits of the Body Painting competition will be published in the Official Hari ng Negros 2009 Souvenir Program. Reserve your copy by emailing haringnegros@gmail.com

Proud to be a Negrense. Forever Hari ng Negros.

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

There are a few things alive in this world that can survive more than a thousand years.

One of them is a balete tree found in Barangay Lumapao in Canlaon City.

Botanists from Silliman University estimated the tree to be over 1,300 years old.

Thanks to local superstition and folklore this tree is a living testimony to the area's natural history.

This tree was alive when the forests of Negros was still untouched.

At the same time, when the tree first started to take root, the final prophet of Islam, Mohammad walked the earth.

Constantinople was the world's largest and wealthiest city and the Chinese had just invented gun powder.

But for sure, within this tree lies the spirits that protect the Haris,





and the sacred grounds where the whisper of a prince's petition can be granted.




This is Hari ng Negros - Ginoong Canlaon 2009.

Proud to be a Negrense. Forever Hari ng Negros.

FAN ART

Archie Dreyfus, a loyal fan, supporter and lifetime chatter of Hari ng Negros sent us layouts of the Princes for their Wildcard Challenge. We think its cool. But some people still prefer the Godzilla collection (right sidebar).

To put this issue to rest, we decided to have a poll on which layout would you prefer?




These are Archie's super (to the max) photoshop collection with some "Arise the Phoenix" effects.

Please vote to the right under the Wild Card polls.

Proud to be a Negrense. Forever Hari ng Negros.