A Tapestry of Culture and Arts
The Philippines has many different festivals that are celebrated every year in different parts of the country. One of the well-known festivals in our province is the Binatbatan festival or Viva Vigan Festival of Arts in Vigan City locos Sur. In the midst of our gradual recovery from the pandemic, this year we will once again have the chance to gather and celebrate the Binatbatan festival after a year of not celebrating in public due to the pandemic. The Viva Vigan Festival of Arts is celebrated during the first week of the month of May. The Naturales of Vigan chose “Tres de Mayo” of 1883 in honor of Apo Lakay of the Simbaan a Bassit as an act of thanksgiving for having saved Vigan from a deadly epidemic in 1756. because of this, it became an important festival for the Bigueños as it focuses on the remembrance of Apo Lakay’s deliverance as well as promoting the local fabric, Abel Iloco. Binatbatan is held to commemorate the Abel Iloco hand-loom weaving industry. Wherein The...