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Pav-Vurulun Festival Celebrates Unity and Getting Together

PAV-VURULUN FESTIVAL

Cagayan Pav-vulurun Festival Photo from: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/630149/tuguegarao-mounts-fire-festival

Pav-vurulun Festival is a week-long celebration that usually ends on August 16 annually. “Pav-vurulun” is an Ibanag word which means get-together or a sense of belonging. It is in this context that the city annually celebrates its patronal fiesta in honor of St. Hyacinth, the patron saint of the city. It gathers Tuguegaraoeños to a week-long festivities culminating with a mass and procession of the patron saint on August 16. The week-long celebration is a festival of activities marked by parades, beauty contests, Pancit Batil-Patung eating contest, street dancing competition, music festival, sports fest, and trade fairs among others. Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuguegarao

Photo from: https://www.hellotravel.com/events/pav-vurulun-afi-festival

Colorful costumes and wide smiles – the streets of Tuguegarao City on Saturday, August 13, were filled with energy as folks celebrated the week-long Pavvurulun “Afi” Festival this year.

Pavvurulun and Afi are Ybanag words which means “get-together” and “fire” respectively.

The city started the “fire” festival in 2014 to celebrate the title of Tuguegarao as the hottest city in the Philippines. Read more: https://touristspot558.wordpress.com/2017/10/16/home/

Photo from: https://touristspot558.wordpress.com/2017/10/16/home/

Pavvurulun Afi Festival is a held on every year 10th to 17th in August situated in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. The festival is made more merry with the Trade Fair. The occasion is a much-anticipated action by local people as well as among the travelers and guests who visit the city amid the festival. The movement unites different enterprises and organizations that exhibit their one of a kind items. Inhabitants of the city and additionally voyagers are given chances to see different items that feature the financial side of Tuguegarao City. Read More: https://www.hellotravel.com/events/pav-vurulun-afi-festival