The parol festival held in part by FilAm Arts in Los Angeles (photo by Nailah Barcelona, courtesy FilAm Arts) The five-pointed parol has long been a symbol of the holiday season in the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines — Austerity and simplicity are the buzzwords for this pandemic Christmas. Family reunions, company parties, caroling, mall shopping and exchange gift traditions are on hold. So ...

For many Filipinos, the approaching holiday season will be one tinged with nostalgia. After close to two years of living and coping with the pandemic, people are longing for a sense of normalcy, with ...

For Filipinos, nothing says Christmas more than the parol, a traditional holiday season lantern. The five-point ornament is said to have been inspired by the biblical Star of Bethlehem that guided ...

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 ...

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 ...

Abaca twine “parol” at The Lobby of the Peninsula Manila—EUGENE ARANETA Like many creatives, Baguio-based designer Claude Mark Caro Wilson transformed the isolation in the lockdown into an opportunity ...

Hundreds troop to the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo City for the 8 p.m. mass, one of the many of marathon masses held in Catholic churches across the Philippines, celebrating Christmas. Flickering at ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. "When we were kids, my brothers and I would play with our toy trucks and attach our own parol drawings on cardboard, ...