HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It may only be October, but the Christmas season is already underway at the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu. Community leaders gathered Thursday night for a festive ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 2nd annual Eagle Rock Parol Festival on Saturday, Dec. 9 honored a beloved, colorful Filipino tradition during the holidays. The free festival, held at the Eagle Rock Plaza in Los Angeles, was ...

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 ...

You will never miss to notice the presence of colourful and brilliant lanterns that commonly hang in every home of Filipinos during Christmas. Various versions of the ...

Parol and silk lanterns from Jinju, South Korea are set to light the facade of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines as the country celebrates ...

MANILA, Philippines — The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Korean Cultural Center - Manila (KCC) are joining the holiday spirt in another show of Philippine-Korean cultural ...

One would immediately know if the person celebrating Christmas is a Filipino through the iconic "parol." One of the symbols of Christmas in the Philippines is the “parol” or the Christmas lantern.

Aircraft mechanic Yana Verdadero started selling Christmas lanterns or “parols” in 2022 because she was missing the joyous atmosphere of celebrating Christmas in the Philippines. “[My business] ...