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KANNAWIDAN FESTIVAL 2019

                           

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                             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.
                             To  show this deeply-rooted culture of the people of Ilocos Sur, 40 icons of the Catholic Saints were part of the procession, including those of the Virgin Mary as Apo Namacpacan de La Union, Apo Remedios de Pangasinan, and Apo Caridad or Our Lady of Charity, among others.  The icons of Jesus Christ on procession, too, were as Santo Nino, Señor Nazareno, Santo Cristo Milagroso of Sinait and Vigan, and Kristo nga Ari or Nasantoan a Puso ni Hesus.  
                              The other ancestral cultural activities in the festival include the zarzuela show, traditional games and pallot or cock games.
                            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.
                             The Provincial Government also recognizes outstanding performances of schools, local government units in barangays, towns and cities for the Siglat (outstanding school) Eskwela Awards, Siglat LGU Awards, and the most prestigious award given yearly, the Father Jose Burgos Awards as part of the festival.
                                 Every Father Burgos Awardee is chosen because he or she is the epitome of the excellent qualities of Fr Burgos as a Christian Catholic, as a Filipino and Ilocano.  Burgos of Vigan City was one of the three martyred priests during the Spanish regime.
                            It is also the festival of the arts in consonance with the National Arts Month in February.  Focusing on the rituals and traditions of the Ilocanos,  grade school to college students compete in photography; T-shirt design (computer-rendered, and manual); souvenir making in wood, bamboo, buri, shells, and clay; on-the-spot event using any medium, painting for 18-35 years old, and comic strip drawing.
                          The abel Iloco is also given the spotlight  during the fashion show, the evening gown competition of the Search for Saniata, and the period dinner and Father Burgos Awards night at the famous Calle Mena Crisologo, named after the provincial governor from 1901 to 1906, Mena Pecson Crisologo, a great Ilocano writer.  
                          The young and old  come together in their respective groups during the Titong Singson Leadership Congress and the Barangay Health Workers Congress. There’s the Gawad Titong Singson  awarded to outstanding young leaders, and achievers of the province; and the Sangguniang Kabataan Gala where the SK members in the province show their support to Ilocano culture.
                            Remnants of the good olden days are shown through the vintage car, motorcycle and bicycle parade. And this year the senior citizens are given one day to celebrate their achievements and their simple but contented lives.
                               Meanwhile, members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender community will have their night not only to celebrate their culture but also to shout out their advocacy to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
                                To show how part of the culture of the people of Ilocos Sur has modified through the years, the festival offers  these activities to the new generation:  dance craze, battle of the bands, Mr Kannawidan muscle showdown, Search for Saniata, car and motorcycle show, street dancing and showdown that show off the one-town-one-products of the 34 towns and cities of the province, horse racing, chef wars, rodeo fiesta, game fowl and pigeon expo, rhythm festival,3rd Gov Ryan Singson Motrocross Cup, Kannawidan Mini Fwd Race, karambola, and drag race, among others.  (JNPD/ICR PIA Ilocos Sur)


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