Celebration of Worlds Heritage Cities Solidarity Day is conducted every year on the month of September for a week. our beloved city, Vigan City also takes part of this celebration as it is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Through a long week festivities that helps in strengthening our pride and culture, we celebrate the celebration of our solidarity. One of the highlights of this celebration is the Repazzo de Vigan . In this activity, all the 39 barangays of Vigan City participates to dramatize the way of living of Biguenos' from the Spanish period to World War II until to this era we are living now.There are also different activities during the week long celebration that is worth it to watch for:
September 1
- Opening of food and trade fair at Vigan Convention Center grounds.
September 2
- Paseo de Vigan Heritage Walking tour that starts at city hall.
- Tres Patrimonio zarzuela Act 3, story of Gabriela and Diego Silang at Plaza Salcedo
September 7
- On the spot painting contest at City Hall lobby and Historia Oral at Vigan Culture and Trade Center (VCTC) function hall
- Cultural Quiz Bowl at VCTC auditorium
- Contests in sabayang pagbigkas (speech choir), daniw (poetry in Iloco) at Vigan Convention Center (VCC)
September 8
- Solidarity mass and renewal of pledge to heritage conservation at Saint Paul Cathedral
- Solidarity breakfast at Plaza Burgos
- Story telling at VCC
- Contest in folkdance among college students, teachers, vocal chorus and Fotografias y recuerdos at the Cathedral
September 9
- Letras y figuras at VCC
- Repazzo de Vigan and Solidarity parade along parade route
- History of Vigan, the show
- Zarzuela Ilocana; dallot (Ilocano Balagtasan);
- Contest in folkdance among high school and elementary students at VCC.
September 10
- Contests in music for instrumental solo, vocal solo, vocal duet, and kinnantaran; awarding and cultural show at VCC.
September 17
- Indian community solidarity day at the Indian Sikh temple in barangay IV.
September 18 to 19 – Heritage Youth Congress 2017 at VCC; September 19 at 5:00 PM- Tres Patrimonio zarzuela Act 3, the life of Padre Jose Burgos at the Burgos House or National Museum.
September 23
- Chinese community solidarity day at Sikatuna street in Barangay II
September 24
- International Students Day
It is important to celebrate our Solidarity for it builds our movement and embodies our mutual care and concern towards each other. It strengthens the unity of us Ilocanos and makes us the best we can be for the betterment of our City, VIGAN cITY
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