Pahiyas Festival
Every 15th of May, the people of Lucban, Quezon celebrate the Pahiyas Festival to honor the patron saint of farmers, San Isidro Labrador.
According to legend, San Isidro magically plowed the field whenever he went out of the church. This story by the Spaniards was passed on to the Philippines from Mexico during the colonial times and since then, Pahiyas Festival has been the farmers' way of celebrating a bountiful harvest.
With a grand display of colorful rice wafers called ‘kiping’, fruits, vegetables, and handicrafts adorning every house in the town, the Pahiyas Festival continues to be a source of excitement for the locals and visitors of Quezon Province.
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