Vigan's Longganisa and St. Pauls Conversion Celebration

 Vigan City Longganisa Festival is celebrated every 25th of January, during the feast day of St. Paul the Apostle. Before he converted, he was formerly Saul, who persecuted Christians until hearing the call of the Lord. During this celebration, there are many events that would occur around Vigan, like the street dancing competition and several bands like Parokya ni Edgar and Dionela performing in Plaza Burgos this year. It is very important to participate in celebrations like these to understand their significance and the joy of celebrating one of the most venerable events in Christianity! Tara na gois!

There were many fun activities the week before Sunday, which was the Longganisa Festival. I happened to come across the competition near the dancing fountain, so I decided to be an audience member and enjoy the choreography of each group as they danced one by one. The music was upbeat, I enjoyed listening, and the shocking composition of the rhythm of each group made my heart pound to the chest. Hearing the dancers shout "Hey!" "Viva san Pablo Longganisa Festival!" inspired me. Maybe I can also become a dancer.

After the performance, the host told the audience that the performers were going to walk around Vigan until the Heritage, where they would dance again. After the competition, I went there to watch another round, and to be honest, it still captivated me to come watch the dancers perform their unique and lively choreographies. Maybe I really wanna be a dancer one day.

During the last day before Sunday, there was a fun run held in St. Paul. My family and I decided to participate, since my little sister studies there, like I did back when I was still in grade school. We just walked for 1km until the intersection near St. Paul, then went back, because we only registered for 1km. 1km.