Kannawidan Ylocos Festival: Pride of Ilocano Culture

          Kannawidan is a variant of the Ilocano word "tawid" meaning heritage or inheritance. The Kannawidan (local term for traditional practice) festival was also an occasion to strengthen the Ilocano culture, recognize Ilocos Sur's sons and daughters who brought honor to the province, celebrate abundant harvest or just to celebrate the Ilocano spirit that continues to drive locals to boost the province. It is an Ilocano term meaning feast of rich heritage and culture. It marks the 198th foundation of Ilocos Sur, which separated the province from Ilocos Norte by a Royal Decree on February 2, 1818.

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         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. Because of this, the provincial government of Ilocos Sur conceived a festival that will highlight these culture and traditions and attract local and foreign tourists as well. They call it the KANNAWIDAN Ylocos Festival, it is also a time to commemorate the anniversary of Ilocos Sur as a province since it was separated on February 3, 1818.

          It is a celebration that lasts from the last week of January up to the first week of February. Included in the course of events is the commemoration of the foundation day of the province.The festival showcases the rich heritage, tradition, culture, arts, crafts and delicacies of Ilocos Sur. Various festivities were staged from trade, agriculture, aqua and a display of farm products. 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. Traditional games were played.There were Sarsuela and choir competition. and also the Saniata which is the showcasing the beauty of Ilocanas.

          Kannawidan Festival is very important, because this festival, we are preserving the culture, history and the old traditions of Ilocos Sur. Every Ilocanos were going to Vigan City where kannasidan usually take place every year just to celebrate this festival. We must be proud of being an Ilocano because even foreigners admire our culture and traditions.

Changing One Another for the Better

       

          Change is the only permanent in this world and this change will start with me, myself and I. As a student, daughter and part of our community or world rather. How can I start this change and how can I encourage others to change.

          Change will start with me, myself and I. I will change myself for the better. As student I want to be a role model to my classmates, schoolmates and to my friends. As part of our family or as a daughter I will teach my sisters as being good to others and also as a role model to them. And as part of our community or world I would like to take care our environment when there is a trash around I will pick it up and put it to the right place or to the trashcans, I also donated some money on UNICEF to help the children.

          Encouraging others to change is not easy but I will do my best to encourage them from doing right and not the wrong once. I will encourage them by telling a story or the output if they will change or not. And what can cause them if they will change themselves.

          Changing one another is maybe hard but if it starts with me, myself and I it would be easier to make the world more safe or clean and to be good examples. Change is the only permanent in this world, change is possible for all of us and change will start with me and you.

Viva Vigan!

          Filipino culture are the festivals being celebrated every town. One of the most popular is the Vigan Town Fiesta during January every year. It is usually start at January 25 in honor of there patron which is St. Paul the Apostle. And before the Vigan Town Festival there is another one before it which is the Longganisa Festival that held every January 22.

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          Longganisa Festival wherein there is a longganisa-themed parade and at one time attempted to set a record for having the longest longganisa that ever made. Vigan lonnganisa, also known as the Ilocano longganisa, is a Filipino pork sausage originating from Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. It is a type of de recado longganisa. It is also a native version of Mexican salami, which has a garlic flavor that has become an all time breakfast favorite. The festival has become a crowd-drawer. It is a great take-home gift after partaking Vigan Fiesta.


         To the most awaited main festival of Vigan which is the Vigan Town Fiesta in honor of there patron, St. Paul the Apostle. There are also some establishments made dedicated to him that are found elsewhere in the city.Vigan’s main church, the Metropolitan Cathedral is dedicated to St. Paul and it stands at the core of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. The major Catholic educational institution in Vigan that stands beside the church is also dedicated to the patron, the St. Paul College of Ilocos Sur. The Vigan City Fiesta usually lasts for several days. It includes within the period the celebration of the anniversary of the cityhood of Vigan, which is commemorated every January 27.


          This Vigan Fiestas are one of the best in the Philippines. Every day on January you can enjoy the festivals until night time. Many tourists and Biguenos around the world also came or came back just to celebrate this festivals. Let's visit and celebrate, Viva Vigan!

2020: Let's Start the Year with New Beginning

          New year with new person I am. I want to change some of my hobbies and also want to reduce my bad attitude. These year it is year of the metal rat which means this year is all about the people that are happy-go-lucky and love the limelight. However, beneath the jolly exterior, they are tough as nails and a possible boiling pot of emotions. They are specially adept at concealing their negative emotions such as possessiveness, jealousy and selfishness.

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          This year I want to like turn around the bad emotion of the metal rat to be calm and be more hard working this year as I want to complete my junior high school and step to the new chapter of my life. i want to help more. I want to take good care of my health and maintain my weight until I graduate. I want to be more positive and concentrate to every work I will be doing. I'm a person that want to do anything just to pass what are to be past on time. I want also to be more close to God as of the past few years. The new beginning, new chapter of my life, new goals and and new me.

          The new year has already started and I'm positive that I can change myself for the better. I'm capable of anything and I want to show it sooner or later not only on my characteristics but only on my physical appearance. I will do my best to make it.

My Third Quarter

Time really flies so fast and just few months left of my junior high school journey, soon I'll be a senior high school student. I'm now at the end of our third quarter. During this quarter, new information and knowledge have installed to my brain.

The new information and knowledge I've installed was about the Microsoft FrontPage from the parts to creating my own Microsoft FrontPage from following the steps of creating it and also until now I'm making my own blogs. I learned and discovered a lot and also gained knowledge that will help me work and improve my skill using Microsoft FrontPage of making documents.

https://www.vtc.com/products/Microsoft-FrontPage-2003-tutorials.htm

          

I had difficulties sometimes on understanding of where can I see the files that I saved and also the instructions given sometimes. I also failed sometimes by saving the activities because there are some malfunctions and I'm happy that I can successfully deal with it because I'm a fast learner.


By the guide of my friends and classmates I can cope up easily on the activities and also explaining our lessons that I can't understand clearly. They are willing to teach and explain patiently until I can fully understand it. I like this quarter because there are only few to memorize and it's easier if we have notes and I'm very grateful about that.


And now again I will be moving on for the last quarter of this school year 2019-2020. I believe that I did well in this quarter and for the last quarter left I'm willing to give my all to maintain my grades. I will keep my notes for the future so that I will not forget this lessons. I really learned a lot on this quarter and I hope by the last quarter I can improve my skills and learning more techniques using the computer. This is my third quarter journey of being a junior high school student, see you on the last quarter, Fighting!.

Give so Much Love on Christmas

          
     The entire world is getting ready to celebrate Christmas and welcome the New Year. After all, both are great occasions for everybody. For religious and social reasons both are important. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. A time for us to understand the lessons from Jesus & reflect on them. Jesus brought a new religion based on love & the vision of a God who is full of compassion & forgiveness; a vision of doing everything with a positive mindset & from a place of love.

http://www.filipinobloggersworldwide.com/2014/12/love-true-essence-of-christmas.html

          Christmas day, Jesus' birthday. It is very important because this is when God came to Earth in human form as Jesus. Jesus is God's son. Christians believe he is the savior; he came down to Earth to forgive his people of their sins. There are symbols of the things that are present in Christmas just like the Christmas gift that reminds us of how God gave us the gift of His Son and that Jesus Christ gave us the greatest gift of all. Giving gifts is meant to be a symbol of love and kindness and remembrance of the gift of eternal life made possible by the Savior.

          The essence of Christmas is to make them feel love and also sharing there kindness to people around them. Jesus Christ created us not only to take care of his creations but also being loved and be kind to be bless every Christmas or every day.

End VAW Now

      Violence against women (VAW) and girls is not just a major public health problem but also a grave violation of human rights. Violence and the threats of violence can be experienced by every woman of any age, skin color, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, disabilities, economic, and social status.  It extremely manifests gender inequity, targeting women and girls because of their subordinate status in the society. It is rooted in the gender inequality that women face throughout their lives from childhood through to old age. 

https://pcw.gov.ph/event/2019-18-day-campaign-end-violence-against-women

          In the Philippines, the National Demographic Health Survey 2017 released by the Philippine Statistics Authority revealed that 1 in 4 Filipino women, aged 15-49, has experienced physical, emotional or sexual violence from their husband or partner. Global estimates by the World Health Organization indicate that most of this violence is intimate partner violence. Worldwide, almost one third (30%) of women who have been in a relationship report that they have experienced some form of physical and/or sexual violence by their intimate partner in their lifetime.

          Let's act to end VAW be part of the organizations to protect women.