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Ati-Atihan festival.

by cachaseiro

The Ati-Atihan festival is one of the biggest and most important festivals of the Philippines.It takes place in Kalibo in january and lasts for a weekend and is like brazilian carneval philippine style.The festival was originally a religious festival, but these days it´s more of a giant street party with people dressing up and dancing all over the streets.I was really suprised by the size of it and will be coming back there again to explore some more of it as i really liked the atmosphere there.Even if it´s a huge street party with thousands of people i felt that the whole thing was very safe and i would certainly recomend people to bring their kids there as the festival is held in a nice family atmosphere.

Let's sing with the Videoke

by theguardianangel

Filipinos love to sing on any occasions!We usually sing with the Videoke, the word came from the combination of Video and Karaoke. Nowadays, whenever having occasions at home, the fun will never start without a videoke! Videokes are rented around 500-1200Php, depends on the hours of rent agreed with the owner.In the province, the cost of rent is cheaper 400-600Php only. If you're tired of repeatedly renting the videoke, you can purchase a portable videoke karaoke microphone that you can bring anywhere, anytime of the day! This product is available on malls that costs 12500-25000Php.

Family Oriented

by theguardianangel

One of the values I admire of being a Filipino is how we greatly value our family.Most people here in our country has this desperate desire to work abroad just to provide financial support to their family. Even if it means being separated to them and living a few years away from a different country they're not used to... they can sacrifice even their own happiness just for the sake of their loved ones. People are used to give gifts to all of their relatives during the Christmas celebration. We believe that it's the time of sharing the blessings we receive for the year and it's the time of giving.Old/ retired Parents were being taken care of by their children until their last day on earth.It's like how the children repay the hard work of their parents who worked hard just to provide their needs. Even if those children were already married or have children on their own, it doesn’t...

Longest Christmas celebration in the World

by theguardianangel

The Philippines start the Christmas season once the month of September comes and the countdown also starts by this time and the celebration ends until the celebration of the 3 Kings (The Epiphany). The Christmas spirit fills the air with the cool wind as the Christmas decors are being set up one by one. Colorful Christmas lights and Christmas tress are everywhere that uplift the spirits of people as the celebration of the birth of Jesus nears. Christmas jingles/songs are played in the malls, restaurants and in the streets.The "Misa de Gallo" (Spanish) or the "Simbang Gabi" in Filipino is a nine-day ritual Catholic mass starting on the 16th to 24th of December. The mass is celebrated very early in the morning at 4am, however, schedule of mass varies in other churches. Nowadays, the Simbang Gabi is also practiced every evening due to public demand...??? haha, I really don't know why the...

Understanding the local dialect

by theguardianangel

Anywhere you may go, the locals will be so much pleased if tourists will use some of their usual phrases in having conversation. Filipino is the official language of the Philippines but it is commonly called Tagalog. Due to the great influence of the western culture in the country, people used to combine the Filipino and English language and is commonly called "Taglish"; making it easy for most of the visitors easy to understand what the locals are talking about. Usually Taglish is common in urban areas.Some useful phrases for a guide:Salamat- Thank youWalang Anuman- You're WelcomeKamusta- How are you?/ How do you do?Magkano?- How Much?Ano- What?Saan?- Where?Sino?- Who?Kailan?- When?Paano- How?Bakit?- Why?Anung Pangalan mo?- What is your name?Ako si (name)- My name is (name)Magandang Umaga- Good MorningMagandang Tanghali/Magandang Hapon- Good AfternoonMagandang Gabi- Good EveningIngat-...

HALO-HALO Special

by theguardianangel

halo-halo is a Filipino word meaning Mix-Mix. This dessert is the combination of fruits (sweetened bananas), sweet potato or kamote, beans, pinipig or toasted crunchy rice flakes, ube, jackfruit ot langka, nata de coco, sago (my fave), palm nuts or kaong, sugar then served with shaved ice and poured with evaporated milk, to make it creamy. You will have to mix all the ingredients including the ice to get into the climax… and that’s how it got its name.Not all halo-halos have the same taste, sometimes they vary in the ingredients used. For example if the sweetened banana is not cooked right, like if some parts of the banana is a little bit hard… or overcooked, you may not enjoy it. Nowadays, a Halo-halo will be called “Special” if it is topped with 1-2 scoops of ice cream. This food is one of our favorite especially during summer since it somewhat refreshes our mind and body after...

Drying rice by the side of the road.

by cachaseiro

In the Philippines you will often come across the sight of corn lying by the side of the road drying in the sun.This is usually rice and the reason why people put it there is mostly because this is one of the few dry places in the sun they have to put it as the area around most philippine houses can be quite swampy and wet.It seems to work perfect though and the drivers respect the rice on the road.

How to render Respect

by theguardianangel

Filipinos have their own way how to give respect to the elders. In general, They use "ate" (female) and "kuya" (male) before they mention the name. In a family, "ate" is also used in calling their older sister, "kuya" for older brothers, "lola" (grandmother), "lolo" (grandfather), "tita"/"auntie" (aunt), "tito"/"uncle" (uncle).They still show respect even talking with someone they don't know by calling them "Manong" (male) and "Manang" (female). When having conversations with the elders (male/female), "po" and "opo" is being used. "Opo" means yes in english while "po" is being inserted during a conversation.The young blesses the right hand of the elderly by holding the right hand of the elder in their forehead as a sign of respect. In Filipino, they call it "Mano po". Usually this is done by they uttering the words of "Mano Po" before holding the hand of the elderly.This happens every...

Filipinos offer food even to strangers

by joiwatani

When a Filipino is eating and you happen to pass by while he is eating, he says "Let's Eat!" and offer you to eat some of his food. It is impolite for Filipinos to eat without offering their food. However, this does not mean that you will go and eat his food.Just say "Thank you, I already ate!" (Although you have not eaten yet!). This might be weird but it is so true. If you will go and eat his food, you will be considered rude!I don't know how this culture came about.

Immigration

by AlbinoPrincess

If you need to visit the Immigration in order to renew your visa, make sure you wear long pants or a skirt (for females). I am not sure of the reason why, but if you wear shorts, you will not be allowed in the building. They may send you back to where you are staying to change or they may make you wait outside and they will bring the papers, etc. out for you.

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