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bountiful harvest, competition, festival, Lucban, outdecorate neighbors, Pahiyas, Phillipines, produce, Saint Isidro de Labrador, saint of farmers
Pahiyas Festival (Phillipines)
Every May, Lucban, a town in the Phillipines celebrates Pahiyas to give thanks to Saint Isidro de Labrador, the patron saint of farmers, for a bountiful harvest. Residents engage in a friendly competition to outdecorate their neighbors by covering every square inch of their homes in colorful produce.