Vigan City, as the only heritage in the Philippines, once again celebrates the World Heritage Cities Solidarity Cultural Festival for the whole month of September. This event aims to strengthen the pride in the city’s history and culture, promote friendship and diversity between countries and serves as a great venue for forging ties and understanding through community’s involvement in the city’s various activities that highlights love for culture, arts and entertainment.
The City Mayor of Vigan City invites visitors and residents alike to enjoy interesting activities lined up for this year.
Other events of the festival, including singing competitions, photography, Zarzuela Ilocana (Ilocano stage play), dallot (a part of the Ilocano oral tradition of debate through singing), Kinnantaran (a form of debate between a man and a woman through singing), cultural quiz, sabayang pagbigkas (speech choir),daniw(poetry), storytelling, writing on the history of Vigan as told by senior residents, painting and folk dancing.
The purpose of solidarity is to build our movement, and embody our mutual care and concern for justice. Solidarity works best when we respect each other's differing needs and life circumstances, understand that there are many ways of being in solidarity.
It's our basic needs, duty and purpose for the art of right living by understanding the natural state of each soul with compassion, liberty and solidarity.
For three years now, the festival has been featuring the Chinese Community Solidarity Festival to appreciate the contributions of the Chinese community in the development of the city.
Source: https://victory.org.ph/new-church-plant-kablaawan-tayo-ti-victory-metro-vigan/
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