PAHIYAS “Festival of Harvest and Blessings”
May 15, 2015 Sunday 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
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 1,500/pax
Inclusive of
· Aircon Tourist Bus
· Healthy Eat All You Can Lunch,
· 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.
NOTES :
1. First Come First Served Book and Buy Reservation (seats will be very limited)
2. Family and Barkada PROMO 10pax plus 1 Free
3. Reservation is non refundable but transferable to others
Contact us for details
Antipolo Masinag Branch
Quezon City Branch
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
