"Kannawidan"

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 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.

On the opening day, there is usually a mass held at the St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral. It is followed by a procession of the Patron Saints of the 40 parishes and images of Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary around the city. It is the Ilocano’s; way of giving thanks to the Almighty not only for the bountiful blessings but also for the rich heritage of the city, including the close family ties among the Ilocanos. This event showcases the deep-rooted religiosity of the townsfolk.

One mission of the festival is paying more attention to the children. It is because of the observation that many traditions, songs, dances, and other Ilocano culture are not recognized by the younger generations of the province. Instead, children are paying more attention to the modern and novelty dances they see television than the traditional ones. It is one of the reasons why the Kannadiwan Festival is conducted.

Here, children may appreciate their rich culture and tradition. Also on the opening day of the festival, a traditional ritual is performed by the students of the Ilocos Sur, especially high school students. There are different contests that focus to the ability and skills of the students. These include traditional tribal rituals, choir and glee club competition, marching band contest, traditional music ensemble, dance drama, traditional and folk dances, contemporary dance competition, and street dancing showdown.

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"A Better Place"

Blessed with intellect and a set of skills, we, the human race, have been placed on Earth for a purpose, and it is our duty in life to discover exactly what that purpose is. As stated in the Bible, “To whom much is given, much is expected.” I believe giving back to society is, quite simply, a responsibility.

Many feel the task of positive change is impossible, something to be left to visionaries, however, I believe each and every one of us can make a difference. And we can start this moment. Changing the world begins with improving who we are on the inside. We each have a unique identity and our own distinct thoughts. These thoughts often propel us to act. So, by mindfully centering our thoughts in a positive direction, we can improve our actions and thus our character.

I can improve the world by consciously looking around and thinking, at every opportunity, how can I help? The most powerful way one can change the world isn’t simply by doing one thing, but instead is a way of life revolving around the concept of altruism. While some may side with the philosopher Hobbes and argue that every act is tainted by primal human desires of remembrance and power, and thus is not truly selfless, I disagree. Charitable acts are not selfish because they improve our society as a whole.

An altruistic act may be as small as smiling and wishing someone “Good morning.” By completing small acts of kindness, I can gradually make the world a better place. Eventually, when I have the means, these small acts will evolve into greater deeds: helping people in less developed countries, adopting a child, or choosing a career where I improve lives. This lifestyle and kind acts all stem from the same root: self-improvement.

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"Feast Commemoration"

The Vigan City Fiesta is held every January 25. It is celebrated during the feast day of the conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. St. Paul is Vigan City’s patron saint. Before his conversion, St. Paul was known as Saul, a zealous persecutor of Christians. After he was touched by a personal encounter with Jesus Christ on his way to Damascus, his name was changed to Paul and he endured a lot of hardships and danger to spread the word of God to far places.

 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.

Biguenos from all over the country and even abroad return to Vigan, as it is the custom of Filipinos to return to their hometown to join their family and friends in the celebration of their fiesta. They are joined by thousands of visitors from other parts of the Philippines and other countries in enjoying the cultural shows, parades and street dancing prepared by the local government with the help of the local industries and communities. There are also food fairs, arts and crafts exhibits, as well as a visiting carnival.

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"New Through the Lightness"

New Year doesn’t define that the person is automatically new also, it defines the actions on them on their true vary. New Year defines that what’s new is a new journey again to look forward, a new start of being who you are and what you are now from the past till the present. It’s a large blessing to accept and appreciate the new existence in our world, a new friend that we’ll come along again in every seconds, minutes, and hours until 365 days to say goodbye again.

                Appreciating a full of heart to 2019 for giving all I’ve experienced a lot of precise and repulsive journeys. The hard work that I overcome, the happiness that is only temporary but memorable, and the sadness experience that made me stronger and to forget for the best of me, a massive thankful to a friend for joining me from the fledge until the extremity, for the darkness that let me to see more lightness that I deserve, it’s hectic but the only choice is acceptance. Welcoming 2020, a new friend in a new journey or experience from the start to be punctual, the center of presence challenges, and the finale to satisfy the relation. A new path to the future on who you are from the early and to tell to neglect the past that the repulsive that I experience is that I don’t deserve, and promise to restore a full of happiness and gracefulness that I deserve.

                A change on a person defines that darkness is that we don’t deserve, it gives more and more lightness we deserve to be who we are. For a new journey in a long journey, that should give us the rise of lightness and the demoting of darkness. The lightness we need is our inspiration to take us the path to our future.

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"See Something (3rd Reflection)"

From this 3^rd Grading Period I’ve learned something that I thought it is not a part in this world that every human can raise its potential, showing my knowledge that there is really a time for everything. The curiosity in the eyes is the hunger of their potentiality, our knowledge that takes us to their design and our rights to profess that is delaying us. Learning something comes unexpected, the thing that needs wait and waiting for us.

Microsoft FrontPage I met, at first I was so ignorant in this matter because I just only heard when the knowledge in me needs a time. I gained an understanding of the Microsoft FrontPage as a “WYSIWYG” (What You See Is What You Get), it helps me to create a lot of web pages without exhaustion. The relations between this and Microsoft Word are closely inevitable, by needing the keys to MS Word and simply copying, the direct paste in MS FrontPage was so relax; text, pictures and others that you’re interested in. The formats automatically consider the way it was inserted or typed and also the rights in editing whether in MS Word or MS FrontPage are identical. By knowing a few of its occult the knowledge in me again is saving what it sees and leading me to where I should be.

No signs on inspiring but the right in inspired holds us unexpectedly, the knowledge of one may be deliberate to walk, the thing it wants to get needs more footstep to achieve. The potentiality we had now will never be an endless, the future that is waiting doesn’t need a clear potential but needs a clear on which you are. Learning  something doesn’t get only new in mystery but it goes through steps in you.

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"Season of Partition"

The season full of gracefulness and happiness, the season we consider as the sharing, forgiving, and loving. The Christmas season we expect as one of the greatest day in our life, because it was the day our God Jesus Christ was born. The people as the part of our family we embodiment was the feeling like the people in our precious world full of union with a love appreciations. Giving without waiting a replacement is called not just because it’s Christmas but a true sharing gives a true heart; the target reality of the Christmas Season.

Presents we give and receive and it was surely thankful, but the presents or gifts, the Christmas tree or however the light of the light of each home are not the motif of this season. What’s essence is the deep meaning we actually don’t know but we fulfill as expected, the peace to feel the spirit, the forgiveness that shows a true heart and the love we witness like endless. One of the dearest day relations as one of the perfect day, however blinded as the time passes by the essence shall still remain not only in Christmas Season but also the actions of these motifs will forever be in our hands; every seconds, minutes and hours.

Christmas Season we say the day of us to hold hands together, to light our hearts together, and to climb together, the true present of Christmas is not utilize by money. Strangers we sight are needed to feel each other the essence of this, not just because of the day but to pursue for the goal of the world. It’s not only for who you know but also for what you are in your heart. Christmas Season is the Season of Partition.

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"Goal for All"

The Gender and Development (GAD) approach focuses on the socially constructed differences between men and women, the need to challenge existing gender roles and relations, and the creation and effects of class differences on development. The relationship between men and women are the dreams to be uniform, the present of brutality issues entirely leveling; injustices, immoralities, inequality in experiencing.  We are born to be fair but the one majority we let down, the strengths and weaknesses they judge by resulting a negative effects; the way they feel rejected the way the dreams got neglected. But the conditions of an individual don’t mind what has been targeted is the challenge relations of the gender.

The responsibilities of men they focuses to improve everything what it needs to be, the interest of women through the control of men is forbidden. The looks in the eye of a woman magistrate her conditions, the strength she has and the weakness that she can’t. The sanctuary they want to stay is in the man’s hand; to stay what it needs to stay for its own good because they deal about the conditions they have. The woman’s feeling on rejected in a job she likes, are the feelings of the world that doesn’t consider equality and freedom. If their likes pushed away but one doesn’t feel the same happiness, the violence or fight shall face those consequences. There are also some men experiencing inequality, the idea of a woman they judge on the way they looks and the way they saw; the affection on them was like a bad for them.

One of the reason that gender equality the goal of the world is not rising to get the light. The freedom for all is fading and the opposite just keep on growing. Nothing is wrong if the two made a perfect plan, a man for all the jobs to live, a woman for all the works to love. Gender and Development (GAD) doesn’t only focus on men and women but it focuses between their relations. Gender Equality is the fight for all not only a fight for a woman.

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