SunStar January 29, 2021 THE new city ordinance banning chewing betel nut quid has stimulated the resurgence and telling of “Kiangan jokes.” There is no better way to forget and escape the boring atmosphere of home self-quarantine but re-live those funny and entertaining jokes among family members and friends.
Kiangan jokes are raillery banters or good-humorous teasing. And the butt of ridicule is normally a personality from Kiangan.
Kiangan is the ancient town in Ifugao province, a paradise in folklore where the local version of the biblical creation of humans took place, lived and enjoyed the blessings of their creator.
Until recent years, anyone from the 11 towns of Ifugao is popularly identified as “Kiangan.” It’s like the present young generation in the Cordillera proudly identifying themselves as residents of Baguio City when living or working abroad.
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+ SEVERAL annual events in the city and La Trinidad were recently called-off by local authorities.
Foremost are the Panagbenga Fair in the city set in February and the Strawberry Festival in La Trinidad a few weeks later. Both events are geared to jumpstart the tourism months in the summer that draw thousands of tourists to the city and the Capital Town of Benguet.
The cancelations of these events, initiated by the respective local government officials, are commendable for health security from the coronavirus epidemic that ensnared the lives of thousands of Filipinos and some three million persons around the globe. Benguet, which geographically enclose Baguio City, has been in the top five list of coronavirus-infected provinces in the country.
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