Nueva Era is a town in the southwestern part of Ilocos Norte, created in 1915 from various rancherias inhabited by the Tingguians, Isnegs, and Ilocanos. The community celebrates the tadek, a traditional dance that symbolizes jubilation and unity during important events. This festival highlights their indigenous culture and was adapted as a Thanksgiving celebration to their patron saint after Christianization.

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2. UNLOCKING OF DIFFICULTIES
• Rancherios
- A small settlement or collection of ranchos, or rude huts, esp. for Indians
• Tingguians
- Austronesian ethnic group from the upland province of Abra in
northwestern Luzon, Philippines
• Isnegs
- Austronesian ethnic group native to Apayao province in the Philippines' Cordillera
Administrative Region
• Sprawling
- Spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
• Jubilation
- A feeling of extreme joy

3. TADEK
Nueva Era is a quiet paradise sprawling at the foothills of
the Cordilleras in the southwestern part of Ilocos Norte,
richly favored by nature with rolling hills and picturesque
mountains. Inhabited by Tingguians, Isnegs and Ilocanos,
they lived in scattered settlements, later called rancherias
by the Spaniards. There were eight rancherias –
Bugayong, Cabittauran, Gamaden, Padpador, Padsan,
Paor-Patoc, Tibangran and Uguis, each rancheria faithfully
keeping its indigenous traditional beliefs and culture. In
1915, the Ilocos Norte Provincial Board decided to create a
town out of these rancherias. The new community was
named Nueva Era.

4. It is a traditional custom of the communities to
celebrate every important event with songs and a special
ceremonial dance called Tadek. Tadek is a unique
traditional dance performed by men and women to
express their jubilation over victory, courtship, marriage,
thanksgiving and other important events. It is danced to
the rhythmic beat of gongs and drums played by the
community members in squatting position on the ground.
The Tadek was later recreated as a form of
thanksgiving to their patron saint, Saint Gabriel. It
became an annual celebration after the community was
Christianized. It symbolizes harmony uniting the people
as one.

5. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the name of the festival celebrated by the people in Nueva
Era?
- TADEK
2. What year does the Nueva Era become a town?
- 1915
3. What culture of the Nueva Era people do you want to adopt?
- e.x. harmony/unity/ oneness .

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