Vigan City is a historical city that has been
preserved in time. It has its various historical events that’s still celebrated
in the present times. The Viva Vigan festival of arts is celebrated during the
first week of May which was first celebrated in 1993 by the SVAHAI to recognize
and preserve the value of the historic town. This festival has its secular
importance. The week long festivity starts on the 1st of May where
the country celebrates LABOR DAY and the whole town honors Isabelo De Los Reyes
who is the founder of the country’s first federation of labor. Also, it is the
day of remembrance of the patron saint of workers, St. Joseph.
After two-long years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vigan
City finally celebrates Binatbatan Festival. This festivity includes a street
dancing competition which is inspired by the Iloco’s Craft, the Vigan City’s
abel. Also, the traditional dance symbolizes the cotton pads that are beaten
with bamboo sticks to release its cotton fluff called batbat.
The feast of Apo Sto. Cristo Milagroso is done
by a mass at the Simbaan na Bassit on the 3rd day of May. This
festivity is the most important religious festivity because of the belief that
the city was saved by Apo Sto. Cristo Milagroso.
Lastly, the local government prepared some
activities for the locals and tourist to enjoy.
references:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Dancers_in_the_street_of_Vigan_during_Binatbatan_Festival_of_the_Arts_2014-04-16_04-41.jpg retrieved on june 3, 2022
https://primer.com.ph/tips-guides/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/01/Vigan-Fiesta-1024x755.jpg retrieved on june 3, 2022
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