Pahiyas Festival 2011

MANILA, Philippines — The Pahiyas Festival is one of the most popular, colorful, and lavish events in the Philippines. Held annually in the farming town of Lucban, Quezon, it is the local folks’ gesture of thanksgiving for a rich and bountiful harvest. Lucban is located on the foothills of Mount Banahaw. The festival, whose name is derived from “hiyas,” started as the local farmers’ celebration of harvest in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers, peasants, and laborers. It began as a simple offering to the “anito” (pagan god) to invoke a bountiful harvest. The farmers and their families would gather their crops inside the small worship place where they would celebrate with food and a local drink derived from coconut. Over a century later, the local folks, incorporating their Christian faith into local practices, brought their finest crops to a much bigger church where the priest would bless and offer the crops in thanksgiving.Manila Bulletin

The festival start may 14-16 yearly. We drive all the way from Manila to Lucban where Pahiyas is held. I gathered some information through my trusted buddy google:)that there are 4 routes for Pahiyas, which means, only once in every 4 years a household would prepare for such extravagant fiesta.

No wonder that from the moment I reach the first block of the town my eyes are blinded with the burst of wonderful color, the houses are amazingly decorated which showcase Filipino talents and the best of all, the town people are so accommodating that you can enter their houses and delight in their company and food.

 

 

Writing about you and with the wonderful pictures to share is my only way of saying thank you!

The experience was truly colorful that I have to post another entry :) the wonderful hotel, food and resto:)

~ Life is a festival only to the wise. ~

RW Emerson

Life is good!

  Photography by me, Christine and Ray

 

Summer Love-photo diary2

Summer, glorious summer!

It’s the time of year when even the sky doesn't seem to have limits, and the planet itself strains toward the sun! oh, summer, what power you have to make me suffer and like it! I'm back to my real world in the four corner of my work station but I'm still dreaming and wanting to have another sweet summer escape.

summer love photo diary1

I'm sorry guys if too much pictures are uploaded I just cant get enough! I wanna kiss the sun and play on the beach again:)

summer sweet escape seems like the three most beautiful words in English language!...lol

Photography by me and Christine

Summer Love-photo diary

As the sun dance to its own music and the sun worshiper trance with the joy it brings .I finally started my own way of sun dance. I packed my bags and armed myself with sunny attitude to start my summer love sweet escape.

I’m such a sun worshiper. I love the heat as it envelopes me as I walk outside. The sound of waves, salty air, the clear skies, blazing sun, the gentle summer breeze, and the lazy afternoons flavor the season with passion and warm love. 

This is just the start of my summer adventure; so much wonderful things happened to me with my vacation so expect a part 2 of my summer photo diary and next week I’ll be visiting old churches with a good friend and mid of this month I’ll be heading to Pahiyas Festival- a thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest with a grand display of colorful rice wafers, fruits, vegetables, and handicrafts adorning every house in the town…perfect for my lovely camera:)

A life without summer is like a life without love…so life is short and life is good so grab your summer essentials  and sun basked!

Let the fun toast of summer be with you!


 Photography by me and Christine

Happy Weekend

Hope everyone will have a great weekend. Let me share you my favorite pictures on my weekend trips last year.

Hope you'll enjoy it!

  Alot of things we can do  this weekend, visit an old friend, grab your favorite coffee, test drive your dream car, visit a day spa, watch a movie or posh picnic. Do whatever makes you happy..this is the day intended to recharge ourselves for another busy weekdays.

 Weekends don't pay as well as weekdays but at least I can have more sleep:)

To my blogger friends..happy weekend!

Life is good!

  Photographyby me, romel and maria