Pahiyas Festival

Watercolor and Ink on Bamboo Paper 116x57.7cm 2018

"Every May 15, the townsfolk of Lucban, Quezon, don their houses with fruits, vegetables and colorful Kiping (a leaf-shaped wafer made of rice and dyed with food coloring) in celebration of the Pahiyas Festival. The word ‘Pahiyas’ was derived from the word ‘Payas’, which means decoration or to decorate."