Region 1
Region 1
Region 1
ILOCOS REGION
1. Wedding
- the groom makes “ panagpudno “or formal
announcement , about marrying his soon to be bride .
Or similar to pamamanhikan .
- usually parents consult “ planetario “ like an
alamanac that identifies luck days .
- bitor - dropping coins on the plates / pinning
money into the newly wed couple clothes .
2. Death
Atang , a ritual for honoring the dead relative or
ilocanos , by offering food that is intended drive
away evil and malevolent spirits .
FESTIVALS – ILOCOS NORTE
Pamulinawen Festival , Guling-Guling Festival, Paoay,
Eve of Ash Wednesday
Laoag City , February 10
• A floral parade and streetdancing festival • Residents, dressed in their Ilocano costume
adorned with antique jewelries, dance and sing
around town while being blessed with the Sign
of the Cross using pounded rice instead of gray
ash.
City
• Highlighted by the
lantern parade and
décor competition
ending in the Palarong Farmer’s Festival, Bacarra
• This festival highlights a street dance parade
Pamasko. participated by dressed up farmers with their products.
Magdadaran: Talip Festival,
Adams & Carassi
•In tribute of the ancient peace pact that has brought lasting
peace between and among ethnic tribes in the province of Ilocos
Norte.
FESTIVAL / ILOCOS SUR
Viva Vigan Festival (1st
week of May) – Vigan
Sinait Garlic Festival (1st to 3rd It features a calesa parade, binatbatan
of May) – Sinait street dancing, ramada games, religious
rituals, santacruzan, bankathon, exhibits,
This festival aims to showcase the talent, trade/food fairs, abel-iloco fashion show
ingenuity and hard work of the Ilocano farmers.
It also aims to encourage the farmers to mass and other exciting events.
high quality garlic using modern technology.
Longganisa Festival (3rd
week of January) – Vigan Pinakbet Festival (April 23) – Sta.
Maria
The Vigan Longganisa is a fat, short A festival celebrating the favorite dish of the
little sausage which uses local garlic Ilocanos, “pinakbet”; it features street dances
and cooking competitions and honors the Sta.
and sugar cane vinegar giving it a Maria’s farmers’ industry and their housewives’
distinct flavour cooking skills.
Tabako Festival (Last week of March) –
Candon City
Is already a unique tradition, for it promotes an industry mostly
frowned upon the rest of the world due to health concerns. But
while it does not encourage smoking, it does pay tribute
tobacco’s role to the city’s economic growth and prosperity
FAMOUS
ACCOMMODATIO
NS
ILOCOS NORTE / ILOCOS SUR
ILOCOS SUR
Ciudad Hotel Salcedo de
Fernandina Hotel Hotel Luna Vigan
ILOCOS NORTE
Palm Grove Saud
Holiday Complex Fort Ilocandia Amici Resort
Hotel Resort Hotel Hotel Laoag
FAMOUS ATTRACTION
• Ilocos Norte – distinctive geography and culture. This includes numerous examples of well-
preserved Spanish colonial era architecture, particularly Saint William’s Cathedral in Laoag with
its sinking bell tower done in the Earthquake Baroque style, the St.
Saud Beach
• known as pristine waters and beautiful
coast lined with coconut palms. "Pagudpud
Beach”
St Augustine Church
• One of four Philippine churches constructed
during the Spanish colonial period to be
designated as a World Heritage Site by
UNESCO, under the collective title Baroque
Churches of the Philippines.