VIGAN CITY FIESTA AND THE NEW NORMAL CELEBRATION
S hort background: The Vigan City Fiesta is held in honor of St. Paul the Apostle, the city's patron saint, on 25 January each year . L ocals and tourists gather to experience and see the street dancing, carnivals, food fairs, and arts and crafts, adding to the attraction of this UNESCO World Heritage. Since the rise of Covid-19 pandemic, everything changed as mentioned many times in this blog. Celebration of different festivities are different; local, national, or even international. Take for example the Christmas. But, how will the fiesta be celebrated considering this new normal? L ast year, the city celebrated the fiesta even amidst the pandemic. PIA – Ilocos Sur stated on a Facebook post “Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the city government of Vigan recognized national government agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs) and the media during the Partners’ Appreciation Ceremony held Monday afternoon via Zoom in celebra...