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e. Bride price, bride-dowry, bride-wealth, [ 1] bride service or bride token, is money, property, or other form of wealth paid by a groom or his family to the woman or the family of the woman he will be married to or is just about to marry. Bride dowry is equivalent to dowry paid to the groom in some cultures, or used by the bride to help ...
Kasalan is the Filipino word for "wedding", [1] while its root word – kasal – means "marriage". [2] The present-day character of marriages and weddings in the Philippines were primarily influenced by the permutation of Christian, both Catholic and Protestant, Hindu, [3] Islam, Chinese, Spanish, [1] and American models.
These types of clothing that are "simple yet functional" that have both indigenous Filipino qualities and Spanish influence started to become prominent during the 16th-century in the Philippines. Such clothing, through the innovation of modern-day Filipino fashion designers, can be worn in the Philippines for formal occasions and office uniforms.
Cruises through the end of the year on Utopia start at $764 to $819 per person based on double occupancy, according to Royal Caribbean’s website, and starting prices for Icon range from $1,382 ...
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A kalesa ( Philippine Spanish: calesa ), is a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used in the Philippines. [ 1][ 2] It is commonly vividly painted and decorated. [ 3] It was the primary mode of public and private transport in the Philippines during the Spanish and the American colonial period. Their use declined with the increasing use of ...
The barong tagalog, more commonly known simply as barong (and occasionally baro ), is an embroidered long-sleeved formal shirt for men and a national dress of the Philippines. Barong tagalog combines elements from both the precolonial native Filipino and colonial Spanish clothing styles.
Oil prices remained near a two-month high on Tuesday as the first Category 5 hurricane of the season threatened to disrupt the markets and tensions in the Middle East showed no signs of abating ...