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Sunday, February 09, 2025

Philippines: Vigan City Fiesta

Vigan City Fiesta: On the vespera , there was a solemn candlelight procession that started from the Cathedral in the evening.

San Pablo Festival - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

San Pablo Festival - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

San Pablo Festival - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

On Jan 25th there was the grand parade. There was zero reference to San Pablo. It was really a celebration of the city. A large part of the parade was honoring government workers from all levels, provincial, city, and neighborhood (barangay) level, and of all branches. The parade went on for two hours. This is a town of 54 thousand residents. If the POTUS had been present, surely he would have been apoplectic.

At the Food Bazaar, adjacent to the Cathedral, one stall was selling very tasty fried noodles. The cook was a genius!
Pancit (Noodles) - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Pancit (Noodles) - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Pancit (Noodles) - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

While waiting for the Grand Parade to start, we made a short trip over to the RG Jar Factory to see it's still-in-use 200 y.o. sloping, 50 meters long, kiln (2nd, 3rd, and 4th below). Very cool. Today they make jugs, bricks, and pipes.
RG Jar Factory - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

RG Jar Factory - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

RG Jar Factory - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Kiln - RG Jar Factory - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

RG Jar Factory - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

RG Jar Factory - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

The Grand Parade.
Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan City Fiesta Parade - Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

We just had to go back to the noodle guy for one more plate of noodles (1st below). Then over to the Tofu Squares ladies for deep-fried tofu squares (2nd and 3rd below).
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Food looks great! Liz

john said...

Yes! The food keeps getting better (more or less). Stay tuned. About a week after Vigan, we ran into some excellent Vegetarian Restaurants in Baguio.

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