Ghaveriel Raphael C. Agati

     Festivals are a celebration of life; these celebrations bring peace and joy to humanity. In my municipality of Vigan every year they celebrate a fiesta’s that every January 25, the Vigan City Fiesta is held. It is observed on the day of St. Paul the Apostle's conversion feast. Vigan City's patron saint is St. Paul. Prior to becoming a Christian, St. Paul was Saul, a fervent persecutor of Christians. His name was changed to Paul after he had a close encounter with Jesus Christ while traveling to Damascus, and he underwent many sufferings and perils in order to carry the gospel to distant locations.      Vigan’s main church, the Metropolitan Cathedral, is dedicated to St. Paul and it stands at the core of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. The major Catholic educational institution in Vigan that stands beside the church is also dedicated to the patron, the St. Paul College of Ilocos Sur. The Vigan City Fiesta u...

     I can look back on the semester and see a number of experiences that positively impacted my overall development and improvement. It was a million times better in the second quarter. This is because I've been able to gather more friends that has a positive with me, which has given me more confidence. I can honestly say that this change has improved me a lot and it has a significant impact on my academic performance this quarter.      The second quarter of the school year was an emotional rollercoaster for me. At first, learning how to study for tests was one of my major problems, but as I figured that out, I discovered a lot about myself. By helping me learn what approaches to studying work best for me, this experience has improved my ability to learn. However, there are now additional stories to read, puzzles to solve involving math, discoveries to be made, and HTML tag to finish. On the other hand, my problems have become worse this time,...

      We celebrate New Year on the 1st of January. It is great holiday. We can go to buy new clothes and we can spent our time to our family and it is something that we all look forward. It marks the beginning of the year and the end to another year. New year is celebrated with great pomp and cheerfulness all over the world.       On the morning of December 31, we were all busy buying new clothes, buying fruits, cleaning the house, and displaying the fruits on our table. At 9pm me and my family attended the mass in our barangay after that we are begin to displayed the fireworks at 12 pm in the midnight we greet each other, and including our relatives. This day I was thankful to have a complete family and we could celebrate each other. On January first, my relatives visited our house to eat some food, and at the end of the day, my auntie and uncle invited us to their home, so we were all bonding with each other and having fun playing games. ...

      Every year on December 25, people celebrate Christmas. The event commemorates the anniversary of Jesus' birth. Christmas is a time for joy and love, and on this day, people desire for each other to be free of all negativity and evil. Also Thanksgiving through Christmas are festive and joyful times in everyone's lives.       During my Christmas vacation, I began to decorate our house with Christmas lights, etc. My mother brought me to her office for the Christmas program, and I received money from her officemates. On December 16, I attended the Misa de Aguinaldo in our barangay and completed it. On December 25, I wake up early to greet my family and relatives and receive a gift from my grandmother, grandfather, aunties, and uncle. This is a special day to me because I received a gift that I did not expect to receive, and after that, me and my family went to the church to celebrate the birth of Jesus.     I finally realized how wonderf...