Filipino culture
Filipino culture is extremely diverse and influenced by many others. These aspects
are just a couple of important traditions, customs, and celebrations of the Philippines.
are just a couple of important traditions, customs, and celebrations of the Philippines.
PagMamano
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Respect is very important to Filipinos. When you greet
an elder, you must do the mano. This is a sign of
respect and humility to those who are more
wise than you are.
santo niÑo de cebu
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The Santo Niño fiesta is a festival that happens in
the city of Cebu to celebrate the child statue of Jesus.
After the festival, you go from house to house and eat,
play games, dance, and karaoke.
Tinikling
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Tinikling is a traditional folk dance that involves two
people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo sticks. It
originated during the Spanish colonial era and is
honored as the official Philippine dance.
Harana
Harana in Tagalog is one of the most popular forms of
courtship to show that a man is very serious with his
intentions to a woman. A serenade would require
the young man to sing a love song in front of
the young lady's house.
Kamayan dinner
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Traditionally, Filipinos eat with their hands. Kamayan dinner
is when all the food is laid out on a budol, or banana leaves,
and people will just take what they want. This
is an extremely popular tradition around the
Philippines.