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  2. Christmas in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Parols and Christmas lights on display at night. The parol is regarded as one of the most iconic and important symbols of the Filipino Christmas season. [1] [2]In the Philippines, Christmas (Filipino: Pasko; [pɐsˈkɔʔ] ⓘ) [a] is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Christian world.

  3. Philippine animation - Wikipedia

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    In opposite of local cartoon, Philippine animation is a body of original cultural and artistic works and styles applied to conventional Philippine storytelling, combined with talent and the appropriate application of classic animation principles, methods, and techniques, which recognizes their relationship with culture and comics in the Philippines.

  4. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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    As in some Latin American countries, it’s traditional in the Philippines to celebrate Christmas Eve with a Noche Buena feast, and some devout Catholics—in a country where 4 in 5 practice the ...

  5. Simbang Gabi - Wikipedia

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    Simbang Gabi originated in 1669 during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, as a practical compromise for farmers who began working before sunrise.When the Christmas season would begin, it was customary to hold novenas in the evenings, which was more common in the rest of the Hispanic world, but the priests saw that the people would attend despite the day's fatigue.

  6. List of Philippine mythological creatures - Wikipedia

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    Pangantucan stallion – a wise white horse who saved the domain of Pangantucan from a massacre by uprooting a bamboo and alerting the tribesmen of the enemy's approach. Panigotlo – a loyal deer-like messenger and pet of the Aklanon supreme god Gamhanan. It alerted the people about an incoming disaster or a prosperous future.

  7. Parol - Wikipedia

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    A parol (pronounced, US: / p ɑː ˈ r oʊ l / ⓘ, also written as paról or parul, from Spanish farol, meaning lantern) is a Filipino ornamental lantern displayed during the Christmas season. Parols are traditionally constructed using bamboo and Japanese paper , and are illuminated with candles, oil lamps, or carbide lamps .

  8. Culture of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The culture of the Philippines is characterized by cultural and ethnic diversity. [1] Although the multiple ethnic groups of the Philippine archipelago have only recently established a shared Filipino national identity, [2] their cultures were all shaped by the geography and history of the region, [3] [4] and by centuries of interaction with neighboring cultures, and colonial powers.

  9. List of National Cultural Treasures in the Philippines

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    Excellent surviving example of Spanish settlement planning in the Philippines. [g] 2. The Padre Jose Burgos house is the birthplace of Fr. Jose Burgos, one of the three Filipino martyrs known as Gomburza. 3. The Leona Florentino House is the expansive bahay na bato of Leona Florentino, Filipina poet and satirist in the Ilocano and Spanish ...