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People think that ‘Magayon and Panganoron’ made their presence felt amidst Mayon eruption

For several days now, residents in Albay province were in heightened alert due the threat of Mayon Volcano’s eruption. More than 38,000 individuals have evacuated the vicinity as lava continues to flow from the volcano’s crater.

But as the volcano spews lava, ashes, and smoke, Filipinos noticed the ash cloud formation surrounding the Mayon.

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Posted by Neil Edward D. Diaz on Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Neil Edward Diaz shared a photo of the eruptive Mayon Volcano with ash formations that oddly resembles two people hugging each other. Netizens were quick to compare it with Magayon and Panganoron, the lovers who died fighting for their love according to the myth of Mayon’s creation. With the artwork by illustrator Kerby Rosanes, people think that it is life imitating art.

InqPOP! talked to Rosanes who said that the circulating artwork on social media was actually just a derivative copy of the original art he made. The artwork was Rosanes’ piece for the Doodle Fest 2017 and an interpretation of his beloved home province, Albay.

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Many also noticed the formations that resemble Magayon and Panganoron in a video of lava flowing from Mayon’s crater.

They even cited the resemblance of Mayon to Moana’s Te Fiti.

Maybe it’s just “Pareidolia” or our tendency to interpret random images, formations, patterns of lights or shadows, as faces. Or maybe it’s Magayon and Panganoron’s way of making their presence felt and showing us how their love for each other is still as fiery as Mayon Volcano’s lava.

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