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Bugwas Festival is Thanksgiving for a Bountiful Harvest

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BUGWAS FESTIVAL

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Bugwas festival is San Juan’s way of celebrating a bountiful and abundant harvest in honor of their patron saint, St. Augustine. Bugwas means a spurt of water coming from an underground source, which flows freely in the open ground. Since San Juan is blessed with abundant spring waters, these waters give the farmers bountiful harvest, the fisher folk with an abundant catch and making and making the life of the people of San Juan happier and fruitful because of a good and bountiful harvest each year. Bugwas Festival San Juan, Siquijor. Read More: http://siquijor.islandsphilippines.com/siquijor_festivals.php

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The Bugwas Festival is a celebration of the city’s bountiful harvest and in honor of St. Agustin of Hippo. The word ‘bugwas’ means a spurt of water coming from an underground source. The festival is specifically celebrated in San Juan, Siquijor, which is abundant with spring waters. Read More: http://www.theatorres.com/minter5/localdestination/festival.html