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.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Filipino Community Center (FilCom) invites the public to celebrate Christmas Filipino-style at “Pasko sa FilCom” on Sunday, Dec. 14. The free, family-friendly event will ...

Music, food and a festive mood are what make a Filipino Christmas Mass unique, according to organisers of a north Queensland Simbang Gabi celebration. Mackay is home to more than 2,000 Filipino people ...

This weekend, KHON2 is set to premiere a one-hour Filipino Christmas special highlighting the Filipino community and their festive traditions. Hosted by Mikey Monis Pasko from Hawai’i will air on ...

The 20th Parol Stroll. Photo taken by Annika Hom, December 2022. The 20th Parol Stroll. Video taken by Annika Hom. Taken December 2022. The procession held the Christmas lanterns high and slowly ...

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 ...

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For weeks during the holiday season, Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco is colorfully adorned with Christmas lanterns. While they are beautiful decorations, they also serve as a nod to the ...

Simbang Gabi, a Filipino Christmas tradition, is being celebrated in area Catholic churches through Monday, Dec. 23, with each day having a lesson and theme. Churches in Glenview, Tinley Park, Lake ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

As soon as September begins, the Philippines transforms into a country-wide Christmas wonderland, marking the start of what is widely recognised as the longest Christmas season in the world. While the ...