Celebrating it in a Joyous Matter


 As we all know Vigan is one of the communities that holds one of the most glamorous festivals there’s the Longganisa Festival, Raniag Festival, Binatbatan Festival and many more. Festivals in Vigan are one of the best, it makes the community come as one. Bright lights, people dancing, and just having fun. Also festivals show the historical background of one community, it shows how much that community grew, how it became a community that we all know and love. But then, COVID became the biggest threat.

As we all know COVID’s impact was huge, it took lives, quarantine happened meaning you need to isolate yourself to the world. People don’t even dare to go outside their home without a mask, let alone to go to a festival thriving with people, but is it still possible to hold these types of festivals? Yes, of course, festivals in my humble opinion is a tradition that needs to be done whatever the condition might be. Festivals bring the people as one, it makes their connection to one another stronger. But we still need to remember that COVID is very dangerous, one case might flip the whole scenario.


Coping with the disappointment that you may not be able to mark an occasion in the usual way, particularly events which have special meaning, can be challenging. You may feel a range of emotions similar to grief and sadness, which is completely understandable. Accepting the reality of our situation without holding on to the hope that maybe things will return to ‘normal’ in time, can help. If you can reduce the gap between your expectations of the ‘perfect festival’ and the reality of what’s possible, you can plan how to balance safety and celebration.

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Comments

  1. JC26 January 2022 at 00:48

    Hi Christan! The Vigan Fiesta this year has made me sad by a little because of the restrictions that was implemented in order to stop the spread of Covid-19. But hopefully we can still see some events this year and next year will be a better year where we are all living on our normal lives as we are in the past.

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