Wherever a Filipino might be around the globe, the Philippine Christmas spirit is one aspect of culture that does not fade away. With Christmas around the corner, brightly-colored Christmas lanterns ...

Colorful Christmas lanterns are lighting up the roads again in Barangay Caranglaan, Dagupan City after vendors spent days ...

The 20th Parol Stroll. Photo taken by Annika Hom, December 2022. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. The procession held the ...

For some, holiday decorations mean Christmas trees and wreaths, but in the Philippines, you're more likely to see festive star-shaped lanterns called parols adorning the streets and homes. "Parol ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Many Filipino homes hang a star-shaped decoration for Christmas called a “parol”, from simple ones made of paper to elaborate modern ones with bright blinking lights.

There is no greater symbol of the Filipino Christmas spirit than the parol. Derived from the Spanish word farol, the lantern in the shape of a five- pointed star representing the Star of Bethlehem is ...

Though it focuses on marking the same miraculous occurrence as in the West — the birth of Jesus in a Bethlehem manger — Filipino Christmas traditions have their own unique flavor, figuratively and ...

Every Christmas season, there is a familiar warmth that fills the air. The glow of parols, the sound of carols, and the joy ...

ILOILO CITY – Around 1,000 Christmas lanterns (parol) will illuminate Iloilo City's major thoroughfare this Christmas season. Now on its fifth year, the Ilonggo Rising Parol project is a partnership ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2005--A walk along San Francisco's South of Market today, especially at the majestic Yerba Buena Gardens, is not complete without seeing a unique ...

In My Diary” continues celebrating the Yuletide season.Seda Central Bloc Cebu began with its meaningful Christmas tree ...