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Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated every year on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day celebrates mothers, motherhood, and maternal bonds in general, as well as their contributions to their families. Mothers only want their children to grow up to be strong, healthy, safe, and educated. They've been by our side since the beginning.   Mother's Day is a day when people reflect on the value and importance of all mothers in their lives. It is a day when all mothers are given flowers, presents, or other tokens of appreciation simply to acknowledge their contribution to the world. Mother is most likely the one with all of the power. A mother is the most powerful creature in the world!! In every situation, she can handle and control everything. In many other words, Lord has granted her the authority to handle all of the world's concerns. A single Mother's Day celebration is insufficient to express gratitude to all of the world's mothers. At any cost, no one ...

BINATBATAN FESTIVAL

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Binatbatan Festival traces its roots from the abel weaving industry of Vigan which has been in existence even before the Spaniards came to colonize the Philippines. It comes from the word batbat, a pair of bamboo stick used to separate cotton pods that come from a tall tree called kapas sanglay.   The catholic faithful also remembers on this day St. Joseph, patron saint of workers. The first-day commemoration is followed by the Binatbatan Festival celebrations, which includes a street dancing competition. Binatbatan dancing is connected to Vigan's abel Iloco craft. Binatbatan” is the process of beating cotton pods to remove the seeds for Abel weaving. Which locals interpreted into an occupational dance with the use of two sticks called ”batbat”. Binabatan street dance is one of the main attractions during the week-long celebrations.   This festival paid tribute to the old Ilocanos. Binatbatan is an Ilocano dance that illustrates the beginning stages in the weaving proc...