What is Peñafrancia fluvial festival?
Brief Description. A religious festival honoring the feast day of Our Lady of Penafrancia, Patroness of the Bicol Region. Main highlight is the fluvial procession along the Naga River. Republic of the Philippines.
Why do we celebrate Peñafrancia festival?
The Peñafrancia Festival, which has been described as the biggest Marian event in Asia, is a celebration of two feasts—Divino Rostro (Divine Face of Jesus) on the second Friday of September, and the Our Lady of Peñafrancia the next weekend.
What religious figure is honored by bicolanos in peñafrancia festival?
Our Lady of Penafrancia
Peñafrancia Festival is a religious festival honoring Our Lady of Penafrancia, Patroness of the Bicol Region.
What is Divino Rostro?
The Philippines Bicol Divino Rostro measures 61 cm. long and 47 cm wide. On the top of the silver frame is an art work depecting the instruments of the passion and sufferings of Our Lord, the crown of thorns, the nails, the lances and the cross. The Divine Face of Jesus is imprinted on the white veil of St.
What is Voyadores Festival?
Voyadores Festival is a street dance reenactment on the transfer of the image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia from the Basilica to the Metropolitan Cathedral. Named after the male devotees (voyadores) who accompany and carry the Virgin’s image in a procession called Translacion for a novena at the Metropolitan Cathedral.
What religious icon is being honored in the peñafrancia festival?
Peñafrancia Festival is a religious festival honoring Our Lady of Penafrancia, Patroness of the Bicol Region.
What is the festival in Naga?
Penafrañcia Festival. The feast of Our Lady of Peñafrancia is celebrated on the third Saturday of September in Naga City, Bicol. The feast day is preceded by a novena, nine days of prayer, in honor of the Virgin.
Is Voyadores festival religious?
The main highlight is the ceremonial fluvial procession along the Naga River where her centuries-old image becomes an object of a stirring religious event. Voyadores Festival is a street dance reenactment on the transfer of the image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia from the Basilica to the Metropolitan Cathedral.