Let's get on our calendar to one of the festive days in Lucban Quezon, the Pahiyas Festival on every 15th of May. The festival is part of the Thanksgiving of the most farmer for a bountiful harvest during times. Every part of town they decor facade, town halls and houses with colorful and very edible "kiping" a rice paper shapes with flowers and leaves. It serves as the ornaments everywhere in streets and you can eat it too.
At the entrance of the town, you will be welcome by the arc of festivity. "Maligayang Pagdating" as mean to "Welcome "
As you walk along the streets of Lucban you can't avoid looking at most colorful Kiping displayed, keep on capturing every sight as this festivities you can experience the great influx of tourists.
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Kiping used as ornaments in leaves and flowers |
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| Eat the kiping its taste like a flat wafer with dash of sugar you will surely enjoy it! |
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| A town folk selling souvenirs items in the street, try to get some and support their local products |
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| It's a wow experience and somewhat crowded street during festivities |
See how this town people decor their places it's a great experience to see colorful and very traditional way of celebrating their town festival
The last part of the festival is that you can't avoid tasting the renowned pancit hab-hab its a noodle specialty in town but the best thing is how you will eat this stuff
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| a delicacy in Lucban know as pansit habhab or pansit Lucban |
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| Dig in!You can't eat it with the fork or anything but habhab-in or means use your mouth to eat it ..funny way to eat this. The visitors are enjoying their pancit after a day walking. |
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Tamales a town specialty made of rice with a sour taste wrap in banana leaf or corn husk.I consider this town festival as a very colorful one, people are kind, very helpful and you can meet a lot of people along the way. If you are part of southern Luzon this is just a few hours drive and via bus going to Lucena . |
