"KANNAWIDAN: The Ylocos Festival"

          Every place we go, there is always be different festivals which we may celebrate, especially inside our own community. Festival is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by local communities which centers on and celebrate some unique aspects of that community. It is an occasion for celebrating a day or time of religious significance that regularly recurring program of cultural performances, exhibitions and even competitions.
          KANNAWIDAN Festival of the province of Ilocos Sur is being celebrated every year. This province has a rich heritage and has also a unique culture that are to preserved for the next generations because it is observed that many of the traditions, songs, dances and other Ilocano culture are not that exactly familiar to the younger generations. Most of the children of today are more paying attention to the modern and novelty dances they seen on the televisions than in the traditional ones.  There is also a need to evaluate the different products of the different municipalities and the agricultural products and livestock of the farmers and fisher folks. Because of this, the provincial government of Ilocos Sur conceived a festival that will highlight these culture and traditions and attract local and foreign tourists as well. They call it the KANNAWIDAN Ylocos Festival, it is also a time to commemorate the anniversary of Ilocos Sur as a province. There is really so much fun if every year, we are watching the versatility of different products of the province and likewise the different highlights of this celebration. All of these are evidence that the Kannawidan Ylocos Festival is already becoming a fast rising festival in the country as shown by the number of participants and tourists who flocked and become a part of the festival. Kannawidan indeed is an attraction because it showcases the culture of Ilocanos that made them distinct from other ethnic groups of the Philippines.
          As this festivity culminates, many of the youth today are beginning to welcome this occasion as a part of the human traditions, and beginning to share knowledgeable ones, and accept that this is already a part of our lives. This KANNAWIDAN Festival is an annual festival that aims to create awareness on the preservation on the next generations. As we go through our lives, and encounter the modern ones, we should always be remembering the cultural traditions, because this is one way to forget problems, and to be happy and realize that this is very important.