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This May 15, 2013, marvel as the sleepy town of Lucban in Quezon province comes alive with the celebration of the Pahiyas Festival 2013. Held annually, this colorful festival features real houses clad by colorful kiping (rice wafers) , vegetables, fruits, handicrafts, and even live stocks!
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Harvest festivals are celebrated by different cultures all over the world primarily to give thanks to their gods for a fruitful harvest. The Philippines being an agricultural country has its own share of a colorful and grand harvest feast , perhaps the most famous dates back to the 16th century and held annually in Lucban, Quezon, known as Pahiyas Festival. It is a testament to the Hispanic colonial influence on Filipino culture.
Pahiyas Festival is more of a religious celebration in honor of San Isidro Labrador (Isidore the Farmer), the Catholic patron saint of peasants and day laborers. (more…)
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