EARLY this month, a friend asked me if I would be visiting any town celebrating the feast of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers and peasants, on May 15. I told him I was going to the ...

QUEZON PROVINCE, Philippines – After a plentiful harvest season, the municipality of Lucban, Quezon celebrates the Pahiyas Festival with colorful houses, carabaos pulling paragos decorated with ...

Every year, the streets come alive for the San Isidro Pahiyas Festival in Lucban, Quezon. The festival, colloquially known as Pahiyas, is how the agricultural municipality celebrates a bountiful ...

But aside from that, tourists from other parts of the Philippines, and even those across the globe, are also fascinated by its Pahiyas Festival. Every 15th day of May, Lucban celebrates the feast ...

LUCBAN, Quezon -- Being a festival meant to give thanks for a bountiful harvest, Lucban, Quezon’s Pahiyas will never be complete without parading some of its main stars — the carabaos.

LUCBAN, Quezon—As Pahiyas Festival visitors enjoy the displays of multicolored “kiping” (rice wafers), newly harvested fruits and vegetables, and native products that adorn houses here every ...

LUCBAN, Quezon—The popular Pahiyas Festival of this town has not only been attracting a multitude of tourists, but is also calling on natives of this bucolic town at the foot of Mount Banahaw to ...

Pahiyas, celebrated on the 15th of May annually, is a grand gesture of gratitude for a bountiful harvest. Elaborately decorated door steps and windows are a common sight in Lucban during the festival.

Celebrated every 15th of May in Lucban, Quezon, Pahiyas gives thanks to the patron saint of farmers, San Isidro Labrador, for the bountiful harvest. There are cultural performances such as street ...

Lucban is renowned for its artistry and creative spirit. That spirit finds its fullest expression on May 15 in the beauty that is the Pahiyas fiesta. The Pahiyas remains one of the most unique ...