Parol is the traditional Filipino Christmas lantern decoration.
These normal-sized ones are made with authentic capiz shells.
They look great during the day and even better at night when the colorful lights are plugged in and dancing.
Available in different designs on Amazon.
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The parol or lantern is the most popular and the most typical emblem of a Filipino Christmas. It is an
object found in walled-in mansions and tottering nipa huts. As a unique and a striking folk art, the lantern is a visual expression of a creative and imaginative mind.
The craft of lantern-making may have first come to the Philippines from the Chinese who traded here before the arrival of the Spaniards. The five-pointed star design is the application to the craft of the Christian symbol of the nativity. This is the most popular design for the lantern and is almost the national symbol of the Christmas.
To the Filipino, the lantern has come to mean a Christmas symbol of hospitality, a gesture that in the home where the lighted lantern glows at night, the Holy Couple will find room and therefore all friends are welcome. The most glorious expression of this star-lantern tradition is the lantern festival of San Fernando, Pampanga. On Christmas eve, there is a grand competition among barrios for the best Christmas lantern.
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