Tuesday, January 10, 2012

PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS #5: PAHIYAS FESTIVAL


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PAHIYAS FESTIVAL
2nd week of May/Lucban, Quezon

The Pahiyas Festival is celebrated in the province of Quezon every merry month of May, when flowers bloom their sweetest to usher in a bountiful harvest and smashing good times.  But these aren't the only things flaunted during this grand celebration, in the town of Lucban, Quezon, there's also the "kiping" - a colorful, transluscent rice tortilla that serves as an edible ornament of sorts.  It's a free for all, grab-all-you-can affair with suman - sweet, sticky native rice cakes - as the center of contention.
Source:  DOT website

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