143. Photo above from: tourism.gov.ph
“The Aquero Festival aims to increase the faith and devotion of the people in Aglipay, of Quirino
and of the entire diocese, especially after the Our Lady of Lourdes shrine here has been declared
a Marian pilgrimage site”, says Fr. Quezon Juan, the town’s parish priest.
For three days starting Friday, the Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Bayombong, which covers
Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino, will celebrate the Aquero Festival with prayers, processions and
performances, highlighted by the coronation of the Our Lady of Lourdes shrine.
The event, now on its third year, has been drawing pilgrims from all over Cagayan Valley, many of
whom have gotten word about what were believed to be miraculous intercessions of the Blessed
Virgin. – inquirer.net
The Aquero Festival is a patronal fiesta celebrated every February 11th to 13th of the year.
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145. Panagsasalog Festival
Reflects the traditional customs of going to
farm at dawn where their works generally
located at lowlands and leaving for home at
nightfall. The festivity portrays how communal
activities are conducted manifesting thanks to
the Lord for a bounty harvest.
It shows the old practice of “bayanihan” in the
festivities. The festival is being celebrated
every June 12-15.
146. Penenkakasisit Festival
• This festival is a yearly festivity in celebration of the creation of
the municipality. It is the convergence of all tribes and cultures of
the municipality in cooperation and celebration.
• It features the indigenous tribes which is the “Ilongots” they are
the original cultural communities of the area/or the first settlers
in the province. Part of the celebration is the portrayal of their
primitive cultural practices like PADONG as the war dance and the
TAGUEM which portrays their practice from courtship to wedding.
Festivity on every 22-25th of February.
