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.

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Filipino Roman Catholic community will honor Christmas with nine nights of masses that begin on Wednesday at St. Rita's R.C. Church, Meiers Corners. The masses are known as ...

To Filipino-American children, the colorful star lanterns, or parols, hanging from the roofs of houses during the Christmas season may only identify the other Filipino families in the neighborhood.

When Jun Belen was preparing to leave for graduate school at Stanford, he warned his mother not to expect him back home in Manila for at least two years. He planned to save his money. But it was hard ...

As Catholics around the world celebrate Christmas, the Lake County Filipino Catholic community observed Christmas during the nine-consecutive-day Simbang Gabi novena that began on Dec. 15. 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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — As the most wonderful time of the year approaches, Hilton Manila is thrilled to unveil a series of festive offerings designed to immerse guests in the enchanting spirit of a ...

The Christmas season in the Philippines is the longest in the world, beginning as early as September and lasting well into ...

Throughout the world, it has become almost a cliché that there is no Christmas like what we have in the Philippines. Other countries may have a Christmas season but only in our country is it a ...

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This First Person article is written by Jim Agapito, the host of the CBC Radio One holiday special, Recovering Filipino: Longest Christmas Season in the World. For more information about CBC's First ...