Pahiyas 2011

Went to Lucban, Quezon province last May 15, 2011 for the annual Pahiyas Festival. Wikipedia defines Pahiyas as "The festival's name comes from the Filipino terms hiyas (jewel) and pahiyas (precious offering). " it is a festival for giving thanks for their good harvest. They usually dress their home with all kinds of crops like, vegetables, fruits, etc. First time kong magpunta dito, dahil malapit sa opis ang Antipolo at sabi ni Spiderham na mabilis daw ang byahe kung via Antipolo ang dadaanan namin route so dun nga kami dumaan. The road is all zigzag kaya medyo nakakahilo pero the scenery was great! Nakarting kami sa Lucban within 3 hours of travel. Then naglakad na lang kami papunta sa bayan mismo dahil sobrang trapik na. I won't describe kung anong mga nakita namin doon mas maganda kung tignan nu na lan ang mga pictures. Nagside trip kami sa Kamay ni Hesus, a church with a groto in a hill. Hindi ko na rin ieexplain kung anong nakita namin dun, just look at the pics, hehehe. Nung pauwi we use the Slex way but it took us i think 5 hours to return back to Pasig, I just do not know if the travel was too long or if we were just delayed by traffic. Below are the Pictures I have taken.

Banig na dingding

Bunot from niyog

Sayote with the gurls

Dahon ng Saging

Pinatuyong dahon ng buko

Grasses and kiping

I think this is palay

Kamatis house

Sayote

Bahay Sitaw

the letters are made with corn

kiping, bunot, palay

statue of Jesus with Kamay ni Hesus signage

above is the Groto

chrush at the foot of the Groto

Entrance to the Groto

their own Noah's Arc

Though we thought that we can eat for free inside the houses like what we can see on TV maybe para lan sa mga media un, hehehe, it is still a fun experience to see a lot of houses that has decorations. I would suggest next year to visit this place, anywayz it is just a bus away from the busy Manila.