Flores de Mayo

FLORES DE MAYO (Flowers of May)
Festival Location: Philippines
Article Title: ‘Santacruzan’ - The Queen of May
by: © Ruby Bayan 2003
Stop and smell the roses. During the month of May, in the tropical islands of the Philippines (where my roots are), we don’t have to stop — the fragrance of flowers floats in the air.
When the rains [...]

Pahiyas Festival

Every May 15, the fronts of houses are elaborately decorated with brightly colored rice wafer, called kiping, a type of rice dough made from a traditional recipe. Pahiyas is the time when people in Lucban, Quezon give thanks to San Isidro Labrador for a good harvest. Pahiyas means “decor”. When the festival is over, these [...]

mayo uno

May 1st, Labor Day. Isa sa mga holiday na hindi mausog usog ni GMA, kasama na dito ang pasko at bagong taon at pati na birthday ko. Ewan ko ba kung bakit kailangan pang ilipat ang mga okasyon, narong paagahin o kaya iusog paatras ng damuhong hindi maintindihan. Pero teka muna ano nga ba para [...]