This year, I found a new way to celebrate my heritage through parols, colorful star-shaped lanterns. By Matt Yan When I was a kid, Christmas at our house always looked like a Hallmark movie, as if my ...

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 ...

For Filipinos in the Emirates, season is marked in smaller ways - gatherings, parties, decorations and food ...

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.

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 ...

Some Protestants observe the Catholic tradition of Simbang Gabi, predawn services in the days leading up to Christmas. For Catholics, who make up nearly 80 percent of the Filipino population, another ...

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 ...

Manila, Philippines--An alternative to Tchaikovsky’s Christmas-themed ballet “The Nutcracker” is the homegrown “Puso ng Pasko,” the first full-length, all-Filipino creatives Christmas ballet by the ...