Thursday, January 29, 2015
PAHIYAS
“Festival of Harvest and Blessings”
May
14, 2015 Friday LUCBAN,
LILIW and NAGCARLAN
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
5:00 am : ETD Manila
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QC (Mcdo Mrt QA Edsa)
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New Horizon Hotel Lobby (Caltex Boni)
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Makati Dusit Hotel Lobby
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Alabang South Station Bus Pick Up
6:00 am Take Out Breakfast at SLEX
9:00 am ETA Nagcarlan Underground
Cemetery
10:00 am ETA Liliw Church and Liliw
Shoe Stree
11:45 am LILIW LUNCH
1:00 am ETD Liliw for Lucban
1:30 pm ETA Lucban, Follow the decorated street, watch the local parade,
visit the church, enjoy
pancit habhab, enjoy local sales
4:00 pm ETD Lucban
7:00 pm ETA Manila
PAHIYAS DAY TRIP PACKAGE RATE
REGULAR Rate P 1288/pax
Inclusive of
·
Aircon Tourist Bus
·
Healthy Eat All You Can Lunch,
·
Halo Halo in Liliw w cheese
·
Service of the Tour Coordinators
·
And wholesome fun
·
Travel Discount Certificate worth P
250 (will be emailed after the trip)
NOT INCLUDED: Breakfast, AM Snack,
Tricycle around Lucban, Tip to the Tour Directors and Bus Driver.
OVERNIGHT PACKAGE : P2,888 (limited only)
Inclusive of : Same destination above,
overnight aircon accommodation family room Los Banos Hot Spring Laguna, RT
Fare, Breakfast
Not included : Dinner and Pasalubong
NOTES :
1.
First Come First Served Book and Buy
Reservation (seats will be very limited)
2.
3 dozen of lucban longaniza, broas,
cassava cakes, will be raffled off to each bus
after the trip, kaya ang saya saya!!!
3.
Family and Barkada PROMO 10pax plus 1 Free
4.
Reservation is non refundable but
transferable to others
Contact us for details
Antipolo Masinag Branch
0922-881-0624 / 655-9480 Anie
0906-467-3755 / 655-9603 Donna
Quezon City Branch
0922-890-8383 Paul
937-9678 Aissa
