May 15th of every year is the feast day of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of the farmers. Cavinti, being an agricultural town commemorates this day to in a unique way. Pahiyas is to Lucban as Pamitin is to Cavinti, the word coming from the Tagalog root word bitin, meaning to hang in English.
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The Philippines in general, and Cavinti in particular, has a diverse cultural history. Hence, the customs and traditions are equally as diverse. These practices, as well as the mode of living, to a great extent, have been affected by modernization, undoubtedly due to influences of the foreign countries that ruled the Philippines. However, there are [...]
Submitted by Mayor Florcelie L. Esguerra
The Komedya is a colorful theatrical tradition with plots that revolve around social, political and religious themes. This theater form traces its origin from the theatrical traditions of Spain and Mexico from the 16th to the 18th century. It reached the Philippines through the Hispanic Christianization of the the country, [...]
Ang pamahiin ay isang gabay o batayan na sa tamang paggamit ay maaring magbigay ng magandang kapalaran, lakas ng loob o dagdag na paniniwala mo sa iyong sarili. Ang mga taga Cavinti, tulad ng ibang mga Filipino ay maraming mga pamahiin. Ang mga pamahiin ay napakalawak ng nasasaklaw sa ating pamumuhay, simula sa panganganak, sa [...]
