"Brief History Of Carasi Ilocos Norte"
Origin
of the name Carasi
The people are not certain regarding the origin of the name
of their town.The first settlers were characterized with carayo (love) and caasi
(charity). Those characteristics made the people very cooperative to the
government. Thus, to perpetuate these traits, the people combined the two words
(cara + si) to form Carasi as the name of the municipality.
The people who first settled in Piddig were Apayaos (Itnegs).
Coming from the poblacion of Piddig, they migrated and cleared the place which
is now covered by the
Honorable Bulil-lit mentioned that the clearings made by the
Itnegs were occupied by Christians; however, the Itnegs did not retaliate.
Instead, they continued to clear other forest areas in the place.
The Itnegs learned to live peacefully with the Christians.
They are now integrated through intermarriages with the Christians in the three
barangays of Carasi.
The present population of the town consists of a mixture of
migrants from different towns of Ilocos Norte, especially from Dingras, Piddig,
Laoag, and Solsona. However; all the residents of Angset, which is 17 kilometers
from the poblacion, are Itnegs.