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Igorot residents from the communities of Ba-ang, Hapao and Nungulunan in Hungduan, Ifugao participate in a cultural tug-of-war game called"Punnuk" to celebrate the agricultural season. Clad in their traditional loincloth or ‘wanes’ for males and ‘tapis’ or ‘gateng’ for women, Igorot residents from Barangays Hapao, Ba-ang and Nungulunan in Hungduan, Ifugao province participate in the 2024 “Punnuk” festival along the Hapao River to mark the end of the annual agricultural cycle.
UNESCO also acknowledged the cultural festival—together with other tugging rituals and games in Cambodia, South Korea and Vietnam—in its 2015 “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” list. The event has likewise become an annual attraction for visiting tourists. Members of the participating communities go down the Hapao river to converge with their neighbors for the annual “Punnuk” festival.
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