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Sta. Ignacia Town Fiesta

Fiestas have been annual celebrations in the Catholic world introduced by Spain among its colonies in South America as well as in the Philippines. It lasts for two days, the (visperas and the fiesta proper). It is a day of thanksgiving in honor of a local saint. Towards the end of 1888, Santa Ignacia was celebrating its town fiesta featured by several activities, the popular one at the time was “Moro-Moro.” Fiestas were usual festive occasions in which families in the town slaughtered their fatted pigs, goats, chickens and the like. They played gracious hosts to their relatives from the barrios who would go to town, often with their whole families in their covered carts (tambobong).

The attack of the town fiesta by General Pedroche and his Partido de Agraviados projected Santa Ignacia not only locally but also in the national history. It alarmed the Revolutionay hierarchy which led to his assassination.

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