Pahiyas Festival 2010
Last Saturday, I visited Lucban to see their famous Pahiyas Festival. The festival is the best of all the festivals that I had visited so far.
Pahiyas Festival is the feast that celebrates the bountiful harvest that the people of Lucban received from God. It also serves as Lucbanon’s thank offering to God for all the blessings that they received. The patron saint of Pahiyas Festival is San Isidro.
What made the Pahiyas Festival famous are the houses that were dressed like lanterns. For the festival, houses are covered with the colorful kiping and rice grains. Other farm produce like vegetables and fruits were also used to make the house more beautiful. The house that is the prettiest and has the most creative design will be …
Source: Before the Eastern Sunset.
