Peñafrancia Festival; The Queen Festival of Bicol

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Photo of a solemn procession of Ina during the 2017 Peñafrancia Festival. Image taken from https://calendarofeventsguide.
com/penafrancia-festival-2017-feast-of-the-patroness-queen-of-bicol/

      What is Peñafrancia Festival? For me it is the event  where all the people are attending the festival not just to enjoy, but to also ask the Queen of Bicol - Our Lady of Peñafrancia for more blessings and for gratitude for the blessings they have been received.
      Every Peñafrancia Festival, all people not just from Bicol, from all over the country and the world flock to witness the biggest Marian Festival in Asia. When we went to the Naga City last September 14, we waited very long to kiss the manto of Ina because there are so many people. In this things, I'd realized how religious Bicolano people were.
     During the Traslacion and Fluvial Processions, respectively, the weather agreed with the event. Even though we're like sardines in a can that's so crowded, it's worth it to see the Image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia and asked her for guidance. This event is very special because in this event the people are cooperative and religious.
                                                                                              - Ronna Mae P. Molina



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