She remembered what the Christmas season meant for her growing up. "We have something called Simbang Gabi, so it's midnight mass," Reyes said. "On Christmas Eve we would light stars called Parols.

Symbolic of prosperity, rice features as the star of a Filipino feast at Christmas and beyond - whether eaten in the form of sweet or savoury cakes, or in a unique take on paella.

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Almost every Filipino will tell you that the holiday season begins a quarter before Christmas Day, in September. Once the "‘Ber months" the months leading up to Christmas, starting from ...

Filipino Christmas customs and traditions have the same characteristics every year, in good times and in bad. There are only three groups that in my observation deviate from these traditional ...

Parishioners place parols, or Filipino Christmas lanterns, on Christmas trees prior to the start of Simbang Gabi at St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church on Dec. 16, 2024. Courtesy of Ron Pangan ...

Just a block away from Fisherman’s Wharf, chef Francis Ang is creating modern Filipino food in San Francisco’s Kimpton Alton ...

The Filipino Christmas Market runs Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 45-02 23rd Street in Long Island City. Visitors can enjoy traditional Filipino foods like Ube Pianono, a Swiss roll ...

Magna Kainan, Denver’s latest Filipino restaurant, generates buzz in Colorado 02:43. It's only been open for a few months. But Denver's latest Filipino restaurant is generating a lot of buzz in ...