{ Miniature | May 15, 2010 }
This is still part of the Sunflower House. A scaled down model of the town church. It’s supposed to depict the procession which is the highlight of Pahiyas Festival.
![{ The Sunflower House, Up Close | May 15, 2010 }
Four floors high, the owner of this house certainly made the most out of his front walls. Bedecked in kiping, rice grains, bilao’s and brightly painted fans clustered into sunflowers, the house seemed to give a whole new meaning to Pahiyas. The bottom photo features two papier mâché figures of a farmer and his wife, which were carried around town during the procession to ensure a bountiful harvest in the coming seasons.
Bardo took a photo of the Sunflower House too. Check it out on his tumblr.
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{ The Sunflower House, Up Close | May 15, 2010 }
Four floors high, the owner of this house certainly made the most out of his front walls. Bedecked in kiping, rice grains, bilao’s and brightly painted fans clustered into sunflowers, the house seemed to give a whole new meaning to Pahiyas. The bottom photo features two papier mâché figures of a farmer and his wife, which were carried around town during the procession to ensure a bountiful harvest in the coming seasons.
Bardo took a photo of the Sunflower House too. Check it out on his tumblr.
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{ The Sunflower House | May 15, 2010 }
Of all the houses we saw during the Pahiyas Festival, this certainly has to be the grandest of them all.
May 15, 2010 | Gine
Lucban Pahiyas Festival ‘10
Watch out for her Pahiyas posts on her Tumblr! They should be coming out little by little sometime soon, I hope.
In this photo Gine is eating pancit habhab, a Lucban delicacy of sautéed noodles mixed with pork, shrimp and vegetables. What’s interesting is it’s served on a small banana leaf cutout with no utensils whatsoever. It’s meant to be eaten with just your mouth so you really have to be cautious not to get any of it on your clothes. People usually add some vinegar to enhance the taste. It’s pretty yummy, and it’s really cheap, too, for the amount you get. Just P10 for that much!
The cutest way to eat pancit habhab!
{ Pahiyas | May 15, 2010 }
Every year on May 15th, several towns across our region celebrate the Feast Day of St. Isidore (San Isidro), the patron saint of farmers. Drawing in hundreds tourists and sight-seers annually, the most well-known of these festivals is Pahiyas.
Traditionally, the townspeople decorate their houses with the fruits of their harvest as a form of thanksgiving to their patron saint. Unique to the festival are the colorful chandeliers made of kiping, a type of flat rice cake.
