Tres de Mayo

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     According to Damaso King, a well- known Vigan historian, the Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival of the Arts, which runs from the last week of April to the first week of May, was originally the Feast of the Natives, which began on May 3, 1883. In 1882, an outbreak killed 934 people in a month, sparking the festival. The outbreak began on November 12 and terminated on December 15. This occurred 30 years after a chapel in Vigan's graveyard was completed in 1852.The people honored the Santo Milagroso with a nine-day novena. The number of deaths dropped as the novena progressed, and the pandemic came to an end on the last day. People have been gathering to the cemetery chapel named Simbaan a Bassit to hear Holy Mass and continue their devotion to Apo Lakay on Fridays and the third day of May since then. They celebrated Tres de Mayo for two to three days every year. The more time they spent in their hometown, the more they pushed it as a fun tourist destination.



    Binatbatan Festival was established to honor one of the enterprises that helped keep inhabitants alive: abel Iloco hand-loom weaving. Binatbatan is the method of removing the seeds from cotton pods by beating them. The Binatbatan street dancing and showdown exemplify this. In the celebration of Binatbatan Festival there are a lot of activities the city government lined up. There are fishing competitions, kalesa parade, traditional games and street dancing. The Viva Vigan Binatbatan Festival boast a joyful colors which envelopes the whole of "World Heritage City" as Vigan, Ilocos Sur is known for. The festival is created to promote awareness to the history of the city.



    The Covid-19 pandemic happen so the residents cannot celebrate the festival as before. Even if we cannot celebrate it as joyful and colorful as before, I think what is important is that we acknowledge the beauty of our culture. It might be late but hey, Happy Fiesta!

 

References:

Imelda C. Rivero, April 23, 2019, Binatbatan Festival of the Arts: A tapestry of culture and arts woven by a miracle, Philippine Information Agency, Retrieved from https://www.google.com/amp/s/pia.gov.ph/features/articles/1021193.amp

 

Viva Vigan Binatbatan festival of the arts all set, Cebu Philippines Net, Retrieved from http://www.cebu-philippines.net/viva-vigan-binatbatan-festival.html

 

May 6, 2017, In Photos: Artist Pay Tribute to farmers, carabaos in Binatbatan Festival of Arts, Rappler, Retrieved from https://r3.rappler.com/previous-articles?filterMeta=Binatbatan%20Festival%20of%20Arts 

 

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