Vigan City – the 2019 Kannawidan Ylocos festival of the province of Ilocos Sur formally opened on January 28 at the Tamag Grounds, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, until February 17. The festivity features the heritage culture of the province which dates back two centuries ago. Governor Ryan Luis V. Singson said the street dancing and showdown of the product of the 22 towns of the province marked the festivities. This is the fourth time the Ilocos Sur held Street Dancing as one of the highlights of the activities.
Kannawidan is an Ilocano term meaning feast of rich heritage and culture. It marks the 198th foundation of Ilocos Sur, which separated the province from Ilocos Norte by a Royal Decree on February 2, 1818. The other activities for the festival includes the boodle fight, a ritual followed by the presentation of Ilocano traditions spiced with sports events, the Miss Saniata 2016, Mass and procession at the Saint Paul Cathedral, fireworks display, and the grand finals of the Siglat Ilocandia (search for talented Ilocanos), motor show, concerts, search for the biggest agriculture products and livestock, quiz, bee, poetry writing, cook fest, fashion show and comedy night, and many more. The old and the new in Ilocano culture are both featured in this year’s Kannawidan Ylocos Festival - the festival of Ilocos Sur that celebrates its being a separate province and its being a treasure chest of traditions and culture. Held in the Heritage City of Vigan from January 28 to February 17, the festival opened with the residents’ expression of gratitude to the blessings of God on January 28. Government workers from national and local offices, public officials and members of non-government-organizations united in the Holy Mass concelebrated at Saint Paul Cathedral in this city and the procession afterwards. As people of faith in the Christian world, Ilocanos are gathered in their religious events on special feast days of patron saints.
The festival is also a show of the province’s trade and agriculture products and is a livelihood training ground for women and students through the Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Agriculture.
References:
https://pia.gov.ph/features/articles/1017968
https://tawidnewsmag.com/kannawidan-ylocos-festival-2019-where-ilocos-sur-mixes-the-old-and-new-in-ilocano-culture/
http://www.ilocossur.gov.ph/index.php/component/k2/item/205-2016-kannawidan-festival-opens
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