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2021 Vigan City Fiesta

     The Philippines when it comes to festivals, there's no denying that it is extremely abundant. Every city, province and municipality have its own festivals and celebrate it annually. 

     Vigan City for one, has its very own set of festivals. Because of the city's rich culture, festivals are one way of preserving the traditions of the city. Every year, Vigan celebrates many different festivities including the Longganisa Festival, Binatbatan Festival, Kannawidan Festival, and most improtantly, the Vigan City Fiesta. 

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     Annually, on the 25th of January, the Vigan City Fiesta is held in honour of St. Paul the Apostle, the city's patron saint. Locals and tourists gather to experience and watch the street dancing, parades, carnivals, food fairs, and the arts and crafts produced by the Bigueños. However, with our current condition, the fiesta is minimized to almost nothing, its main activities, the parades and steeet dancing couldn't be held due to the virus spreading. The carnivals and food fairs are no different. But most locals celebrated it within their homes with their family despite the pandemic. 
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     During the City's fiesta this 2021, the city was still and silent as if it were just a normal day. Although the city authorities were just being cautious to prevent the virus from spreading, it's just sad to witness the supposed grand day of Vigan with nothing but stillness and quietness. In the near future, hopefully, the pandemic would be over so that we could return to live our normal lives without being restrained in our houses. 




Reference/s:
https://lovepilipinas.com/event/vigan-city-fiesta/

Comments

  1. Robell4 March 2021 at 05:15

    Hi Roland, It is truly sad that we are not celebrating the Vigan fiesta like we used to before. I agree on your statement about how our local authorities being cautious right now especially we are in a pandemic. Great Job!

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