The Tallest Christmas Tree in the Philippines

tallest Christmas tree in the Philippines

Right about now, Christmas trees are sprouting all over the world. It’s almost Christmas — the most wonderful time of the year! In the Philippines, carols have started playing and lights a-blinking since September. The season is a big deal in this country and cities hold a “silent” contest for the best displays, biggest lanterns, […]

Scenes of the Filipino Christmas

Filipino Christmas: SM City Davao

The holidays is just around the corner and it would be interesting to see scenes of the Filipino Christmas. It feels to festive and exciting! Have you wrapped those presents yet? Christmas is all about giving: giving presents to ones we love and giving back to the community. Giving does not have to mean wrapping […]

Parol: The Filipino Christmas Lantern

Christmas-lantern

Filipinos call the local version of the Christmas lantern “parol”. The traditional lantern is a five-point star made of bamboo sticks and colored Japanese paper or cellophane. Originally, people place a lighted candle inside during nighttime but due to fire accidents, they switched to LED twinkling lights. The parol represents the star of Bethlehem that the […]