On the 25th of January each year, the Vigan City
Fiesta is held in honor of the city's patron saint, St. Paul the Apostle.
Street dance, carnivals, culinary festivals, and arts and crafts draw both
locals and tourists, adding to the city's appeal as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. For many of us, the planning and celebration of numerous festivals in our
city is a time of year that brings us delight. However, due of the two-year-old
COVID-19 outbreak, preparations for a festival were canceled, which I believe was
a wise move because it is better to be protected from the virus than to
jeopardize our health for a festival.
We
all just behaved like we're back to normal after naming the epidemic "The
New Normal," but we're still aware that the COVID-19 is still around.
COVID cases are still on the rise in our town, and this is enough cause to
indicate that putting on the fiesta is risky in our opinion. I read some of the
stories and discovered that this year's Vigan City Fiesta could go on, but with
very severe rules, with which I agree and disagree. I agree because there are
at least some safe precautions in place to prevent the virus from spreading,
but I also disagree because there is still a chance that COVID cases will rise
in our community as a result of our fiesta.
A
lot of challenges will be faced, especially by our neighbors, who may not
follow the safety standards and produce more problems in our town. Implementing
the fiesta will be a task and a risk, but we are hopeful that it will be
effective and that the people are safe.
Resources:
https://primer.com.ph/tips-guides/2016/01/18/vigan-town-fiesta/
www.vigan.ph/attractions/vigan-city-fiesta.html
I was actually looking forward to this year's fiesta, but due to the pandemic, its too risky. I haven't been to the Vigan's Fiesta ever in my life and I know that I'm missing out in a lot of things. Nonetheless, let's just hope this pandemic will end. As long as we follow the protocols, we'd defeat the virus slowly but surely.
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