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growing up in a town where Holy Week turns people into passionate pilgrims and devotees, it has become usual for me to see local scenes exclusive for the Holy Week. Our town (well, politically Vigan is a city but I love calling Vigan as my 'town') transforms into a religious dream wonderland for different types of people. This is not limited to the passionate Roman Catholics who do the visita iglesia, stations of the cross and those who persistently wait for the start of the pursisyon (this is our local term for procession) who'll eventually recite prayers while they hold candles and rosaries as they walk with the carrozas that carry sculptures portraying the Roman Catholic's version of the gospel. I think it would be safe to say that Vigan is a major tourist destination now. But I would say tourists do not contribute a significant percentage to the Good Friday crowd because most of the people are locals. Even before Vigan became a major tourist destination, this has ...

KANNAWIDAN YLOCOS FESTIVAL My insight on the celebration to the Ilocano people. Kannawidan ylocos festival, kannawidann festival was fun before the pandemic started but until now it’s still fun but it’s not the same as the usual before. The way they celebrate the Kannawidan festival, they’re inviting some famous vloggers and some celebrities to make a show at bantay stadium. A lot of people having fun during the concerts and other activities that they’re watching at night. And the way that they celebrate the lunar year in vigan city was.. every year they’re making a fireworks show at night and a lot of children’s enjoying the show and after they watch the fireworks they also watched the dancing fountain at plaza. Not just those activities are happening during the kannawidan festival there are also a motor show and car show they held this show at the back of the DWCV school and a lot of people enjoying this activity. But we still need to follow the protocols to protect ourselves especi...

Here in Vigan City we have the most famous tourist spot that we call the Heritage Village or what we call Calle Crisologo. This tourist spot has a very deep history and a lot of people want to visit this place because it has a beautiful view and history, Calle Crisologo is worth visiting both day and night. Each timezone has it's own charm and features. At day you will be enjoying the numerous antique souvenir shops around, as well as little museums like the Father Burgos Museum and the Crisologo Museum. These establishments are all settled within the Spanish heritage houses that give the car-free street it's charm. Also during day, make sure you will be enjoying riding a Spanish-style horse carriage called 'kalesa'. This way you can get a nice little tour around some very culturally rich heritage sceneries; the old very prosperous Spanish colonial area in Vigan. The well preserved houses at Calle Crisologo (or Mena Crisologo) are mostly ancestral homes of well-kno...