The festivities begin with the famous Traslacion procession during which the images of the Lady of Peñafrancia and the Divino Rostro (Holy Face) are brought by barefooted male voyadores from the Basilica through the main streets of the city to the Cathedral. A procession, locally called Translacion (The transferring of the miraculous Image of the Virgin, Our Lady of Peñafrancia and the Divino Rostro from the Shrine to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Naga City for a Novena and Holy Masses. This begun in 1885.), ushers in the weeklong festivities which include civic and military parades, agro-industrial fairs, and cultural shows.
During the translacion, which passes through the main streets of Naga, the miraculous Ina of the Bicolanos is borne on the rugged, muscular shoulders of barefooted voyadores who form a human barricade to protect the Virgin from the unruly crowd.
This procession which from the year 2009 will go back to its original route, from the Peñafrancia Shrine to the Cathedral lasts for 2 hours for the changes in its andas, is participated in by thousands of devotees from all over Bicol and other parts of the country.
Busy streets of Naga
The rain can’t stop them from attending the mass of Translacion..
The photos were actually taken using my Nokia phone. It was so raining hard and I won’t take the risk to use my nikon haha.
We had dinner at one of the relatives of Sir Nelson and i was really amazed with the design of their house. So classic and Spanish-styled setting. And i found out that the family was actually the owner of the land where the cathedral was located. Amazing.
Ended up at Molino Resto with MPCI friends. Had so much fun :)) That’s all 😀
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