Kannawidan Festival

The province of Ilocos Sur has recently celebrated its Kannawidan Ylocos Festival. This year marks the province’s 193rd year based on the Royal Decree dated February 2, 1818 separating Ilocos Sur from Ilocos Norte. Prior to this date, the stretch of Bangui in Ilocos Norte down to Luna La Union is called Ylocos which is a term to refer to the coastal inhabitants. It literally meant “from the lowlands”.
-http://www.ilocandiatreasures.com/2011/02/ilocos-sur-celebrates-kannawidan.html                    Our province Ilocos Sur is rich in culture and heritage. During the kannawidan festival the different OTOP(one town one product) of different towns in Ilocos Sur are presented during the festival, products of the province such as longanisa, bagnet, garlic, bibingka, tinubong and many other foods including handicrafts. There was even eating contests of these delicacies of Ilocos Sur as well as basi drinking contest. . There were also activities happen during this occasion just like the Saniata ti Ilocos Sur Pageant.       The only experience of mine during this festival is we some students of Ilocos Sur national High School especially the CAT officers and COLT trainees witnessed the opening program of Kannawidan. We enjoy the opening program, watched how some igorot do their traditional dances and some had watched they play some of the musical instruments.         We ilocano must not forget our own traditions, this traditions are the trademarks of our beautiful province. We must deeply appreciate our own culture and we must be proud of being a pure hearted ilocano.Because nowadays just what i observe we are on the modern days and technologies have over come the life of  people. We must witnessed this kannawidan festival so that we will never forget the different things about ilocos, the culture, our own traditions.