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.

The 20th Parol Stroll. Photo taken by Annika Hom, December 2022. The 20th Parol Stroll. Video taken by Annika Hom. Taken December 2022. The procession held the Christmas lanterns high and slowly ...

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 ...

Music, food and a festive mood are what make a Filipino Christmas Mass unique, according to organisers of a north Queensland Simbang Gabi celebration. Mackay is home to more than 2,000 Filipino people ...

The Philippines has the world’s longest Christmas season, starting in September and lasting well into January. It is a festive blend of faith, family, and culture. As soon as September begins, the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Filipino Community Center (FilCom) invites the public to celebrate Christmas Filipino-style at “Pasko sa FilCom” on Sunday, Dec. 14. The free, family-friendly event will ...

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 ...

This weekend, KHON2 is set to premiere a one-hour Filipino Christmas special highlighting the Filipino community and their festive traditions. Hosted by Mikey Monis Pasko from Hawai’i will air on ...

Pope Francis invited Rome’s Filipino community to celebrate Gaudete Sunday Mass at the Vatican in honor of the first day of the Simbang Gabi Christmas novena. Pope Francis celebrates Gaudete Sunday ...