Kannawidan Festival!

 

   

     Ilocos Sur is a province rich in culture that represents the ancient Spanish and Filipino heritage. To show and share their treasures to the whole world, the locals conceived a festival that highlights these cultural traditions and they called it the “Kannadiwan Festival”.

    Ilocos Sur has a rich heritage and unique culture that are to be preserved for the next generations because it is observed that many of these traditions, songs, dances and other Ilocano culture are not familiar to the younger generations already. Children of today are paying more attention to the modern and novelty dances they seen on the television than the traditional ones. There is also a need to evaluate the different products of the different municipalities and the agricultural products and livestock of the farmers and fisher folks.

    Furthermore, Kannawidan is a time given to the Ilokanos to look back on what the history has contributed. Indeed, we need to learn the past to know because it helps us understand why we live the way we are living and why we are where we are as  species and country. Studying history allows us to learn from the mistakes of our ancestors so we do not do the same things they did and work to become a better place.

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