This year Ilocos Sur celebrates fourth kannawidan festival from January 31 to February 6. Kannawidan is a variant of the Ilocano word "tawid" meaning heritage or heritance. Kannawidan was first an idea develop in the minds of a group of Civic spirited Ilocos who wanted to promote cultural awareness and preserves the rich historical and cultural heritage of Ilocos.
Kannawidan opened with a celebration of mass of the St. Paul cathedral and a town profession of the patron saints of all town of Ilocos Sur. The festival features the rich culture of the province. It also showcase the different agriculture and industry products by the different muncipalities through its trade fair. There were also various contest participated by men and women the highlight of these festival was the Saniata ti Ilocos Sur, a pageant contest with candidates coming from the different towns of Ilocos Sur.
The Kannawidan aims to preserves and sustain the old traditions attractive products and practices of the Ilocano as well as to promote the local tourism, industry and cause the increase in the demand for local products, create more jobs and generate more income.
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