Pahiyas Festival 2011

Pahiyas Festival

Lucban Quezon / CALABARZON / R4A / Philippines

Pahiyas Festival is a colorful feast celebrated every 15th of May by the people of Lucban, Quezon in honor of San Isidro Labrador. It is the farmers' thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest with a grand display of colorful rice wafers, fruits, vegetables, and handicrafts adorning every house in the town.

The houses are decorated with fruits, vegetables, and wafers called kiping dyed in multiple colors that can be eaten after the celebration and a contest is held with a large pot of money going to the best decorated house in town.

The patron saint San Isidro, floats from different sponsors, the Higantes, together with the beauties of Lucban Quezon (Pakiritan) are paraded around the town, taking different routes each year.

And Lucban's famous food? Pancit habhab and longanisa. Tourists should not leave without tasting those.

my attempt to pose

hi mayor :)

oh the acting

alon, me, von, robert and renz (rip)

Higantes talaga :)

as RENZ (rip) seizes the moment

How To Get To Pahiyas Festival, Lucban Quezon:

From Manila:

• Commercial buses ply (3 hour Manila-Lucena) Bus terminals are located along EDSA-Kamuning in Quezon City, Araneta Center in Cubao, Buendia-Taft Avenues and EDSA in Pasay City. From Lucena: Lucena Grand Central Terminal take a Lucban bound jeep (45 mins - 1 hour).

• Commercial buses ply ( 2hours Manila-Sta. Cruz) Bus terminals are located in Araneta Center in Cubao, Buendia-Taft Avenues and EDSA in Pasay City. From Sta. Cruz: take a Lucban bound jeep (1.5 - 2 hours)

• On Private Car: via South Luzon Expressway take the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and take the Calamba exit. Pass through the towns of Calamba, Los Baños, Bay, Victoria, Pila, Sta Cruz, Pagsanjan, Cavinti, Luisiana and then Lucban.

on top of our ride , you guys should try this too

We really enjoyed our trip because we took the jeepney ride from Sta. Cruz Laguna to Lucban sitting on the top of the jeep! :)

@ Kamay ni Hesus

You may also have a side trip at Kamay ni Hesus by taking a 15-minute tricycle ride.

**together with the Sabaw Crew, we enjoyed Pahiyas Festival 2011. Till next year! :)

Pals : Von, Robert, Renz, Ipe, Jeff, Eruel, Alon, Lyka