"HENZUP": Lucban Quezon 2011

PLACE: Lucban, Quezon

WHERE: Lucban Quezon Philippines - REGION IV A (Calabarzon)

DATE OF VISIT: May 14 - 15, 2011

The Municipality of Lucban (Filipino: Bayan ng Lucban) is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. Lucban is famous around the world for the annual Pahiyas Festival.

Lucban celebrates the Pahiyas Festival every May 15 in honor of the patron saint of farmers, St. Isidore. This festival showcases a street of houses which are adorned with fruits, vegetables, agricultural products, handicrafts and kiping, a rice-made decoration, which afterwards can be eaten grilled or fried. This serves as a thanksgiving of people in Quezon for a bountiful harvest. The houses are judged and the best one is proclaimed the winner. Every year, tourists roam the municipality to witness the decoration of houses.

It is my first time to sightsee one of the famous festivals here in the Philippines, so I'm so excited. I want to explore and see how fun festival in Lucban is. I was with my ate mabs and merdie. We visit Lucban May 14 so we can stroll ahead. We can see the residents of Lucban so busy in preparing their houses for the festival for the following day. Many people are walking around and taking pictures of the houses. But before anything else we have a taste of Lucban's famous Pansit Habhab.

" Buddy's "

Buddy's Pancit Lucban and Longganisa Restaurant

native woven bags and slippers

" Lucban Church "

Parish of Saint Louis, Bishop of Tolouse

Miniature Art of the Church of Lucban

First Day - The Preparation for the huge festival...

Lucban citizens preparing and decorating their house

almost done.. :)

walking on the streets.. taking lots of colorful pictures

Pahiyas Lights

For our second day, we went first to Kamay ni Jesus to hear a mass.

" Kamay ni Hesus "

Church in Kamay ni Hesus

Noah's Ark

Mount Banahaw

" The PAHIYAS FESTIVAL - Parade "

Higantes

Sagala's in their beautiful and colorful woven gowns

Carabao's taking a bow for Pahiyas fest

Houses in Lucban are so colorful because it is filled with rice husk, different fruits and vegetables and 'kipings'.

Grand Prize winner for Pahiyas 2011