Binatbatan Festival of Vigan City
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The word Binatbatan came from the Iluko term “batbatin” which means separating cotton balls from the seeds of the local fruit tree kapas sanglay. The cotton balls are then spun and used in weaving the abel, which Chinese merchants then residing in Ciudad Fernandina, the Vigan of old, exported and which was among the local products shipped during the galleon trade from the 15th to the 18th century. Other festival events included calesa and Ramada décor contests, and, of course, showcase of Vigan’s delicacies like the royal bibingka, longganisa and empanada.
September 08 2008 11:19 am | Delicacies and Festivals and Ilocos Sur
