Pampanga Giant Lantern Festival 2009: Celebrating 100 years of Parol Making
Ours are bigger than yours. The rich plains of Pampanga and their abundant harvests point to the traditional illustriousness of this province. Pampanga seems to thrive on bigness -- from the sinful richness of its food offerings to the expansiveness of its old ancestral homes. The same can be said...
Source: lagal[og] - Philippines Travel & Photography Blog
The Filipino Christmas Lantern
As early as November, Filipinos houses, offices, schools, shopping malls and even streets are adorned with these star-shaped multicolored lanterns. Parol is a traditional Filipino Christmas decoration, a five point star-shaped Christmas lantern. Many Filipinos make their own lanterns. The parol (pah-role),...
Source: Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009
