La Union’s ‘Naragsak a Paskua’ vllage to light up Dec. 1
By: Hanna C. Lacsamana
Christmas is in the air in Elyu!
The happiest season will have a grand opening in the City of San Fernando, La Union with the lighting of a Christmas village on Dec. 1, 2025.
The Christmas Village, which adopts the theme, “Naragsak a Paskua”, Iloko for “Merry Christmas”, will be opened for the public to enjoy at the Speaker Pro Tempore Francisco Ortega Convention Center Complex in Barangay Sevilla, San Fernando City.
Among the main attractions of the Christmas village is the 17-meter giant Christmas tree at the rotunda of the complex and adorned with almost 900 parols, proudly made by persons deprived of liberty from the La Union Provincial Jail.
The village features carnival rides, inflatable playground, Christmas bazaars showcasing the towns’ unique products, and food bazaars offering a variety of local dishes. The convention center was also wrapped and illuminated with spectacular lighting display.
Gov. Mario Eduardo C. Ortega invites the public to visit the Christmas village.
“I’m sure everyone will have a wonderful time during your visit. We want people to feel the Christmas spirit even without spending a lot, and to experience genuine happiness,” he said.
“We brought the Christmas Village to this new location to avoid traffic in the town center. This area is more spacious and can accommodate more visitors,” Ortega said.
Big gift installations, colorful decorations, twinkling lights display, and parols also fill the place to bring merriment and festive spirit to Elyucanos and for tourists from Cordillera provinces and other regions as well.
The activity is seen to boost economic activities by attracting more crowd and supporting the local vendors and businesses.
Beyond the dazzling decors, the Christmas atmosphere glowing across the village celebrates the unity and collaboration of various offices that defines the local government’s call for “LaUnion: Agkaysa”.
