The re-staging of the ‘Voyadores’ is seen to revitalize start of the week-long celebration of the Bicol region’s religious fete, the Peñafrancia Festival, which will culminate 3rd Sunday of September.

Voyadores Festival promises to be colorful as ever as it showcases the Bicolano people’s devotion and faith to Virgin Mary in one of her greatest attributes here, Our Lady of Peñafrancia.

Eye catching costumes, lively street dances for a merriment deeply rooted on rich local arts and culture are among the slew of events during the parade.

Voyadores, being the major event in the week-long festivities has become a draw since it was started in Naga City a few years ago.

It is held in fashion of dramatizing the century-old devotion of the Voyadores (Spanish term for devotees) of the Virgin as they transfer her image from the Basilica Minore to the Metropolitan cathedral.

The dramatization of the image transfer is called Traslacion. This is done through a fluvial procession in Bicol River.

With purely religious undertones, the choreography of dances is a showy presentation of lively mood accompanied with music provided by each participating contingent from various parts of Bicol such as Albay, Camarines Norte, Sorsogon and the island provinces of Masbate, Catanduanes and the seven cities of the region.

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