Kannawidan, sounds unfamiliar right? What comes first in your mind when you hear the word kannawidan? The province of Ilocos Sur celebrating its Kannawidan Ylocos Festival. After Vigan City Fiesta, the 2019 Kannawidan Ylocos festival of the province of Ilocos Sur formally opened on January 29 at the Tamag grounds, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, until February 17. It is called Kannawidan Ilocos festival. Meaning of the word "kannawidan" is "nakasanayan " or "nakagawian," in ilocano, also it is a festival of ilocano to restore the habit they have or the things that really came to them and to share them with the neighboring province of Ilocos as well as throughout the Philippines. The other activities for the festival includes the boodle fight, a ritual followed by the presentation of Ilocano traditions spiced with sports events, the Miss Saniata 2019, Mass and procession at the Saint Paul Cathedral, fireworks display, and the grand finals of the Siglat Ilocandia (search for talented Ilocanos), motor show, concerts, search for the biggest agriculture products and livestock, quiz, bee, poetry writing, cook fest, fashion show and comedy night, and many more. Tradition was also found in the culinary treats that residents prepared including delicacies that Ilocos Sur is known for. Different Municipalities displayed products under the One-Town-One-Product (OTOP) booth inside the trade fair. “The traditional opening display the identity proofs that there is a culture that we have form through the years, and we will continue our journey towards the future. A lesson is learned for 2 centuries and that is, as province that we will continue with its glorious past in achieving a more glorious future. Let us walk and celebrate together our independence as a province, a starting point of our journey, let us all remember, and with pride let us be proud to be Ilocosurians for 200 years ,”said Gov. Ryan Singson.
Reference: http://www.ilocossur.gov.ph/index.php/component/k2/item/261-bicentennial-kannawidan-ylocos-festival-opens
http://www.ilocandiatreasures.com/2011/02/ilocos-sur-celebrates-kannawidan.html?m=1
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