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Monday, May 26, 2008 |
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Harvesting Pahiyas |
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A rice festival in the midst of a food crisis
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More than just a fiesta, Pahiyas is a riot of
colors and an agricultural fertility celebration with roots that may
go well before the advent of Christianity in the Philippines.
“Pahiyas festival is staged in honor of San Isidro as a form of
thanksgiving,” explains Vice Mayor Mando Abutal. But even this
veneer of Christianity has magical roots.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Commercialized Celebration?
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The selling of Pahiyas
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As lurid as the colorful kiping were, posters and promotional
streamers of Pahiyas sponsors were definitely in limelight too. From
the municipal entry to every street in Lucban, ads were seen as
obvious as the agricultural decoration were.
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ART
QUEST
By Jack Teotico
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The surge continues
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Already it can be said that the trend is becoming clearer.
Philippine artists have now become a major factor in the Southeast
Asian art market.
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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As I sit
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As I sit on the veranda of our rest house on the shores of Taal
Lake, it is a glorious day. The sun is shining brightly on the blue
waters. Though it is the height of summer and people are cursing the
heat in Metro Manila...
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