Posts Tagged "Filipino Culture"
Ati Atihan in Boracay
Ati atihan in Boracay was last January 13, 2008 at Balabag, Boracay. Though colorful , there was not much synchronization among the participants. The unique feature of the Boracay Ati atihan is the beach backdrop. It’s so picturesque. We were fortunate to have sunshine that sunday morning. Just the day before, rains poured throughout the day. View Photos of Ati Atihan in...
Read MoreChristmas Parol
Come late November, the streets and sidewalks are a-glitter with lights as every Filipino household hangs a colorful parol outside their home. A parol is a star lantern that comes in a simple five-point design or as a kaleidoscope of swirling triangles, circles, octagons, and squares in every color imaginable. The construction of the parol is said to have its roots in the Mexican pinata,...
Read MoreBatanes via Asian Spirit Airlines
“There’s no place in the Philippines like it.” This is what most people who have been to Batanes say about the country’s northernmost and smallest island. While commoners are quick to point out that it’s a place usually ravaged by monsoons, the locals- known as Ivatan, are quick to dispute the notion. Though geographically located as being closer to Taiwan than...
Read MoreValentine Gift Items at the Mall
Most malls are now having a special booth just for [tag]Valentine gift [/tag] ideas. The usual gifts are flowers, perfume and chocolates. For budget conscious lovers, simple gifts can be cuddly pillows, potted plant, jewelry cases and any other cutesy stuff. The best gifts are homemade items, made out from the labor of love or even a simple love letter. These are more valuable than any gift...
Read MoreSerenity Fountain Fireworks
One of the must-have fireworks to light in the garden are the fountains. The Serenity fountain fireworks holds quite a lot of symbolism . Chinese tradition believes that loud noise from the firecrackers drive evil spirits and bring in good luck and harmony for the new year. So this year, we bought these fountain fireworks to ensure that Good luck, fortune and peace prevails in our home in the...
Read MoreFilipina Doll in Sinamay Skirt
What a lovely Filipino doll, a collectors item. Unfortunately it is not for sale. I saw this Filipina doll at Kultura Filipina, on the second floor of SM Mall of Asia. If you look closely at the materials used for the Maria Clara attire of the doll, the skirt is made of sinamay cloth, a handwoven fabric made from stripped fibers of the abaca plant. These fibers come from the stalk of the abaca...
Read MoreAll Saints Day in the Philippines
All Saints Day is widely celebrated in the Philippines. Days before November 1, families already troop to the cemetery to prepare the grave sites of their loved one. Popularly identified as “All Soul’s Day”, this is the day set apart in the Roman Catholic Church for the commemoration of the souls of the faithful dead. It falls on the 2nd of November albeit in this country,...
Read MoreParol, The Filipino Christmas Lantern
Christmas shopping comes early in the Philippines. Roadside vendors start selling their Parols or Christmas Lantern already. One can have a choice of first generation till the fourth generation lanterns in any of these vendors. Christmas in the Philippines is never complete without the Christmas parol. It is a timeless tradition. No wonder there is a proliferation of Christmas lantern vendors...
Read MoreFossilized Flowers
These are Maddela Flowers. They have a Fossilized and dried flower making in Quirino Province. Making fossilized flowers using the leaves of acacia trees, guavas, some grasses, and water lily is a popular, dollar-earning industry in the province.
Read MoreSulong Negosyo- Small and Medium Enterprise Development Week
You should all go to the Sulong Negosyo-SME EXPO which runs from July 19 to July 23, 2006 at the third floor of Market! Market! in Taguig City. Special settings of select raw materials for loomweaving, home furnishings, and the furniture sector, and products under the One Town, One Product (OTOP) Program of the government may likewise are viewed at the EXPO. View the Sulong Negosyo-SME EXPO...
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