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Kannawidan: A Showcase of Culture and Tradition

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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 it's being a separate province and it's 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 afterward. 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.
During the opening of the festival on January 29 at Kannawidan grounds in Barangay Tamag, an ethnic dance called ‘tadek’ was performed by 100 students of Grades 7 to 12 and teachers of San Emilio National High School. “Tadek” is an indigenous opening ritual. Some of the students continued performing ‘tadek’ during the formal opening of the food, trade fairs, and exhibits. 
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 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.  
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 Motocross Cup, Kannawidan Mini Fwd Race, carambola, and drag race, among others.  (JNPD/ICR PIA Ilocos Sur)


Source:
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1017968

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