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Philippine Culture:
This Month In The Philippines
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January in the Philippines
For January, Filipinos literally start the year with a bang. A few minutes before midnight, firecrackers and fireworks start. Filipinos (and I suppose this has something to do with our Chinese relations and connections) believe that lighting firecrackers...
February in the Philippines
February usually sees the celebration of the Chinese New Year. We have Chinoy friends and relations and so Filipinos also go Kung Hei Fat Choi. We also eagerly await the "tikoy" that our Chinese friends give. There's a lot of attention given to...
March in the Philippines
March heralds the start of summer here in our country. The days get hotter when you thought it was not possible. Kids rejoice as they take a break from school. When I was younger, I would...
April in the Philippines
The month of April, which is about to end, is still typically a Holy Week month. It is also still part of the summer season and temperatures start to rise even more. The nights get really...
May in the Philippines
May is the month of fiestas (festivities usually celebrating the feast of a patron saint in a particular place) and so May is also typically the month when our...
June in the Philippines
June sees students going back to school. From worrying about how to keep kids busy and what to feed them when they are at home, parents move on to worrying about homework and what to give their...
July in the Philippines
July is still a rainy season month so when in the Philippines, always have an umbrella or raincoat ready at this time of the year. Warnings continue to go out against diseases like...
August in the Philippines
August is still part of the rainy season here in the Philippines so continue to expect typhoons and monsoon rains. Such makes the weather quite unpredictable this time of the year so it is always best to...
September in the Philippines
September marks the start of the "ber" months and the mornings get older at around this time too. People will usually begin their countdowns to Christmas this month...
October in the Philippines
Bazaars go into full swing as Christmas nears. There are tiangges galore and people start thinking about their Christmas bonuses...
November in the Philippines
When we think of November in the Philippines, you will most likely think of All Saints' Day or All Souls' Day or what we call here in the Philippines as Araw ng mga Patay. Araw ng mga Patay literally translates to...
December in the Philippines
Does anything else matter during December in the Philippines aside from Christmas? Following is a piece I wrote about a year ago about Christmas in the Philippines, particularly for Pinoys based elsewhere...