Unity

Vigan City is the only heritage city that is located in the Philippines. The beauty of this heritage city was witnessed by a lot of people when it was proclaimed by the UNESCO as a 7 Wonder Cities of the World. This city is unique since it represents a unique fusion of Asian building design and construction with European colonial architecture and planning. It is also an exceptionally intact and well-preserved example of a European trading town in East and Southeast Asia.

Here in Vigan, we celebrates the World Heritage Cities Solidarity Day on the 8th of September annually. This week-long festivities aim to strengthen the pride of Bigueño history and to make the present generation feel proud to our cultures and traditions. 

During the celebration, there are a lot of activities, such as singing competition, photography, zarzuela Ilocana, dallot, kinnantaran, cultural quiz, sabayang pagbigkas, daniw, storytelling, writing on the history of Vigan as told by senior residents, painting, and folk dancing. This activities shows the culture and traditions of our ancestors in their generation. It also aims to promote our culture and to unite the Ilokano people. Since, just like what they said, unity is the key to make our community better and healthy. 

Reference:
https://pia.gov.ph/features/articles/1026839.amp