“Kannawidan,” An Yloco Festival That Should Never Be Gone

 

             https://www.google.com/amp/s/pia.gov.ph/features/articles/1033600.amp

          The whole of Ylocandia yearly celebrates Kannawidan with pride and jubilation as a feast of its rich heritage and culture. It brings a lasting memory of its glorious past most especially its triumph against its foreign oppressors. 

          The Kannawidan Ylocos Festival is a very significant  to all Ilocanos for this is a  commemoration of  the anniversary of Ilocos Sur as a province since it was separated by virtue of a Royal Decree dated February 2, 1818 from its geographical union with La Union, Abra, and Ilocos Norte . Kannawidan is a variant of the Ilocano word "tawid" meaning heritage or inheritance. Many people from all over the world consider IIlocos Sur as a beautiful province located in the northern part of Luzon. It 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”. It has 32 municipalities and 2 cities and it is the Ilocano’s pride that one of these, the Vigan City is a New Wonder Cities of the world. 

          The Ilocanos indeed takes pride of its rich culture and heritage. Hence, the preservation of this culture and heritage is a lasting legacy that will pe passed on the next generation. The Kannawida Festival is a very strong anchor that preserves the purity of these culture and tradition and this celebration should never be gone.