A Festival Worth Experiencing

  


             

                Here in the Philippines, we celebrate different festivals. Provinces, cities, municipalities have different types of festival. Vigan City holds many festivals, in particular Vigan City holds the Binatbatan Festival. According to the web page of Vigan City, Binatbatan Festival is connected to Vigan’s Abel Iloco craft. The festival has a weeklong full of fun festivities, which includes both religious and secular festivities. Binatbatan festival also includes street dancing, and it is usually held during the first week of May. Its purpose is to promote awareness about the value of the historic town, and to maintain the tourism of the city.

            During this festival, a lot of activities are in store for the visitors and to the locals of the city. Some of the activities that are being done during this festival are, carabao painting, abel fashion show, calesa parades, Ramada games, santacruzan, and many more. During this week, we also celebrate a mass at the simbaan a bassit, in honor to the Feast of Apo. Sto. Milagroso, who have been protecting the city for many years. One of the notable activities during the festival is the street dancing which is connected to Vigan’s abel Iloco craft. The dance depicts the cotton pods are beaten with a bamboo sticks to rlease the cotton fluff called “batbat” from its seed. This festival also commemorates Vigan City’s agricultural industry and their contribution and it has its aims to give importance to the people behind it.  Moreover, this festival is jammed packed with social activities that we can enjoy.

            Binatbatan Festival signifies our religion and for our tourism activities. Festivals like this are important for it is our history. Enjoying the activities allotted for a week means a lot as a local and a visitor. We can now enjoy the festival as long as we comply with the health protocols given by our government. With that said, Binatbatan Festival is full of wonders and be admired. Viva Vigan! Viva Vigan Festival of Arts!

 

 

References:

Vigan.ph. Viva Vigan Festival of the Arts. Retrieved on April 24, 2022. https://bit.ly/3L6mMlb

RAPPLER. IN PHOTOS: Artist pay tribute to farmers, carabaos in Binatbatan Festival of Arts. Uploaded on May 06, 2017. Retrieved on April 24, 2022. https://bit.ly/3ka0ZwY

Flickr. Binatbatan Festival 2011. Uploaded on May 7, 2011. Retrieved on April 24, 2022. https://bit.ly/3v7RvZB           

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  1. Esh1 June 2022 at 06:51

    Hi Franz! I like how informative your blog is, and I learned so much from it. Keep it up!

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