PAHIYAS TOUR 2012

For those of you who would like to witness and enjoy the Pahiyas Festival in Quezon, there's a tour that Nature Awareness and Conservation Club Inc. is organizing. Please read their invitation below.

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PAHIYAS “Festival of Harvest and Blessings”

May 15, 2012 Tuesday

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 Manila 

-      Mcdo Quezon Ave

-      Petron Boni Ave (South Bound)

-      Makati Buendia (Mcdonalds SM Hypermart)

-      Alabang Town Center Mcdonalds

  9 am   ETA in Lucban Photo Offs, Hear the Mass, Check out local sales          

            Visit the Kamay ni Jesus, Check out pansit habhab (pax account)

12 nn Lunch   

1 pm Pasabog Sa Liliw

  3 pm Nagkarlan Underground Cemetery

  4 pm : ETD Manil

Ensogo Selling Price P1,600/pax

·        Aircon Tourist Bus

·        Healthy Buffet Lunch,

·        Halo Halo in Liliw w cheez

·        Service of the Tour Shepherds

·        And wholesome fun

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.     3 dozen of lucban longaniza, broas, cassava cakes, will be raffled off to each bus  after the trip, kaya ang saya saya!!!

3.     Reservation is non refundable but transferable to others

Pick Up Points (please indicate where)

1. Mcdo Quezon Ave cor Edsa near Quezon Ave MRT

2. Petron Boni cor Edsa near Boni Ave MRT

3. Mcdo SM Hypermart Buendia near Buendia MRT

4. Mcdo Ayala Town Center

We will issue you the trip voucher after your reply

Thank you, Carpe Diem and GOD Bless

Violet C. Imperial    

6978729 (9am to 5pm Only)  09155101600 / 09322439478

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