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VIVA VIGAN!!!



Vigan City is known for the Binatbatan Festival. It is a festival launched to promote and celebrate one of the industries that kept residents alive, the abel iloco hand loom weaving. Binatbatan is the process of beating cotton podsto remove the seeds. This is shown through the binatbatan street dancing. Its been two years since the Covid 19 pandemic strucked not just our country but the whole world. City’s economy was devastated due to covid 19 pandemic. Tourism in different parts of the Phlippines was affected including our province, Ilocos Sur. Despite of the Pandemic Vigan City’s Binatbatan festival still push through but following the Government protocols in order to celebrate its industries of Abel iloko. Though we are in the midst of pandemic the celebration of Binatbatan festival reminds us that there is hope, and soon in God’s perfect time everything will turned out ok and soon this pandemic will end. Going back to history the Binatbatan festival came a miracle. If we recall its past, 30 years ago pandemic broke and a huge number of death are recorded in such a short time. |They request for the visit to Vigan of the santo Cristo Milagroso of Sinait town. 



The Santo Milagroso was venerated by the people with a nine day novena. When the Novena progressed for days, the number of death decreased and on the last day the epidemic stopped



Year 2021 and we are in the midst of Pandemic. The celebration of Binatbatan festival knowing its history will remind us that we may face trials in the midst of this pandemic but at the end of the rainbow there is hope that will surely brighten us. It remind us that God is always with us in the midst of this trial and that he will never leave us nor forsaken us so we must put all our trust to the lord and beg his mercy through our prayers.


Reference:

https://www.edmaration.com/2017/06/vigan-binatbatan-festival-street.html?m=1


https://www.edmaration.com/2017/06/vigan-binatbatan-festival-street.html?m=1


https://www.ilocosnews.com/2014/05/16/vigan-celebrates-viva-vigan-binatbatan-festival-of-the-arts/ 

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