Traces of colorful history, nourished
one-of-a-kind culture and colorful highlights of significant celebration.
It is a golden treasure that reflects the worth of tradition, embraced part of
life and showcasing a great gift from the past. Vigan City is a valuable
paradise, vibrant place and aesthetic satisfaction that reflects life touching
wonders, potentials, story, strength, ethereal soul and beautiful sceneries.
Celebration with significant purposes, meaningful insights and knowledge
embedded with excitement, benediction and joy. Walk towards the fun and heavenly feast.
Separating cotton balls from the
seeds of the local fruit tree kapas (cotton) sanglay with the use of pairs of
bamboo sticks, which is “Batbatin” for Iloko term. VIVA VIGAN! Binatbatan
festival was been popularly known and emerged to be one of the largest,
grandest and most important event or cultural gathering located at up north
Philippine Archipelago. It marks the unforgettable and amazing industry of abel
weaving that is a great pride of Vigan which existed even before Spaniards came
to colonize Philippines.
According to the source of Damaso
King’s writings, who isa a well-known and wise historian, Viva Vigan Binatbatan
Festival of the Arts celebrated from the last week of April to the first week
of May was originally the Feast of the Natives that began on May 3, 1883.
Furthermore by the times passed by, the celebration was started in 1993 by the
Save Vigan Ancestral Homes Association, Inc. (SVAHAI) to promote awareness of
the value and spread the information of the historic town, which was hoped to
strengthen resolve to preserve, protect, responsibly improve the heavenly
heritage site. The blissful, valuable and exceptional festival of arts has been
successful in drumming up attention for Vigan’s ancestral houses for many
years. With the sincere guidance & help of national and local
agencies, as well as media, arts and non-governmental supporters, the festival
has also succeeded in promoting other aspects of Vigan. Binatbatan festivals
also holds the power of puroses including the promotion of awareness of the
value of the historic town, which was hopes to be strengthen resolve to
preserve and protect this heritage site. Maintaining the popularity of the
whole tourism industry of the northern region, bringing in tens of thousands of
local and foreign tourists curious to explore and feel the vibe of Northern
experiences.
References Retrieve From:
https://www.edmaration.com/2012/05/viva-vigan-festival-binatbatan-street.html?m=1
https://www.vigan.ph/attractions/viva-vigan-festival-of-the-arts.html
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According to the source of Damaso
King’s writings, who isa a well-known and wise historian, Viva Vigan Binatbatan
Festival of the Arts celebrated from the last week of April to the first week
of May was originally the Feast of the Natives that began on May 3, 1883.
Furthermore by the times passed by, the celebration was started in 1993 by the
Save Vigan Ancestral Homes Association, Inc. (SVAHAI) to promote awareness of
the value and spread the information of the historic town, which was hoped to
strengthen resolve to preserve, protect, responsibly improve the heavenly
heritage site. The blissful, valuable and exceptional festival of arts has been
successful in drumming up attention for Vigan’s ancestral houses for many
years. With the sincere guidance & help of national and local
agencies, as well as media, arts and non-governmental supporters, the festival
has also succeeded in promoting other aspects of Vigan. Binatbatan festivals
also holds the power of puroses including the promotion of awareness of the
value of the historic town, which was hopes to be strengthen resolve to
preserve and protect this heritage site. Maintaining the popularity of the
whole tourism industry of the northern region, bringing in tens of thousands of
local and foreign tourists curious to explore and feel the vibe of Northern
experiences. 
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