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Where is the origin of lanzones?
Lansium parasiticum, commonly known as langsat (/ˈlɑːŋsɑːt/), lanzones (/lɑːˈnzɔːnɛs/), or longkong in English; duku in Indonesian or dokong in Malay, is a species of tree in the Mahogany family with commercially cultivated edible fruits. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Where mostly found the lanzones in the Philippines?
The Lanzones fruit from The Philippines is seasonal, and usually only found in the southern islands.
What is the nature and background of lanzones?
Lanzones Festival, an annual event marked in the month of October, is a four-day festival held to celebrate bounty harvests of the Lanzones fruit. Lanzones, also known as langsats, is a type of tree in the Mahogany group of plants, and whose edible fruits are a favorite for many people in the Philippines.
Why did the Lanzones come from the word Lason ‘?
Legend has it that the word “lanzones” is derived from lason, meaning poison. There was a time, they say, when the fruits were poisonous. To make a long story short, Mother Mary put her thumbmark on the fruit to remove the poison and made it sweet, juicy, and safe to eat.
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Alamat ng Lansones by Segundo D. Matias Jr.
What is the family name of lanzones?
Mahogany
Langsat/Family
Who is the owner of lanzones?
In La Paz, Abra, orchard owner Henry Dupo, takes pride in reporting that his seven-year-old double-rooted Longkong lanzones had been giving him an average of 25 kilos per tree every harvest time.
What is the purpose of Lanzones festival?
What’s the myth about the Lanzones tree and fruit?
Since then, the villagers started planting more lanzones trees and it became a very lucrative source of income for everyone, the myth adds. The Philippine myth on the lanzones tree and fruit reminds us that there is a proper procedure for doing things, even things untried before, to end up with a safe outcome.
What are the major attractions of Lanzones Festival?
Now, lanzones is one of the major products of the province. The major attraction of the festival is the parade and the street dancing contest. Street dancers are dressed in beautiful and colorful native costumes. They dance gracefully in the streets, moving around the giant Kalang-Kalang.
Why did the old woman Peel the lanzones fruit?
According to the myth, the old woman said that peeling the fruit by pinching it lets out a small amount of the white sticky sap from the fruit, and that served as an antidote to the poison of the fruit. Then, the myth says, she did it with a fruit and ate it. She did the same with another fruit, and another, and another.
What’s the name of the Lanzones parade in Camiguin?
You’ll be captivated by the curious lanzones lore as told by townsfolk dancing to its narration — the tale of Buahanan — the regular theme of the province’s lanzones dance parade. Buahanan is the local name of lanzones in Camiguin.