PAHIYAS “Festival of Harvest and Blessings”
May 15, 2011 Sunday
Family and Barkada PROMO (7pax plus 1 FREE)
The Pahiyas Festival is held in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers. It is an annual observation in thanksgiving for abundant harvests. Quezon folk decorate their homes with the choicest produce; they string fruits and vegetables together and make the “kiping,” the traditional Pahiyas décor of many colors. These are leaf-shaped wafers of rice makeup and looks like Spanish tacos; these are used to liven up halls and walls, and more craftily turned into arangya (chandeliers) that lighten up the town on fiesta night itself.
The literal meaning of “pahiyas” is actually decorating houses with kiping and vegetables. Aside from this, however, fruits, ropes and straw hats are also utilized. The decorating frenzy starts sometime before the actual fiesta, and the air is abuzz with healthy, friendly competition over who will have the best ornamented house that year. Whoever does gets a reward from the local government.
Other things to try out while there are the pancit hab-hab (which is eaten off banana leaves), the Lucban longganisa, the kiping that's actually edible and is said to be best dipped in vinegar. Also, visit the Lucban Church and put on some straw hats
Itinerary Lucban, Liliw and Nagkarlan
4am : ETD in Makati City (15 min take out breakfast in SLEX)
Bus A: Quezon City Pick up
Bus B: Makati Pick Up
Bus C: Alabang Pick Up
9 am ETA in Lucban Photo Offs, Hear the Mass, Check out local sales
Visit the Giant Grotto, Check out pansit habhab (pax account)
2 pm Liliw Town Fiesta
3 pm Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery
6 pm : ETD Manila
Package Rate
P 1,111/pax (if paid in April )
P 1,222/pax (if paid in May)
Inclusive of
- Aircon Tourist Bus (pick up stations Alabang, Makati, Quezon Ave)
- Healthy Buffet Lunch,
- Halo Halo in Liliw w cheez
- Tour Coordinators
- And wholesome fun
NOT INCLUDED: Breakfast, AM Snack, Tricycle around Lucban, Tip to the Tour Directors and Bus Driver.
NOTES :
- First Come First Served Book and Buy Reservation (seats will be very limited)
- 3 dozen of lucban longaniza, broas, cassava cakes, will be raffled off to each bus after the trip, kaya ang saya saya!!!
- We will REFUND all if there will be Tropical Depression or typhoon Signal 2days before the Festival. Other reason from the guest will be NON Refundable.
- Family and Barkada PROMO 7pax plus 1 Free
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