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- Paying Debts. One of the most unique traditions in the Philippines is the focus on settling your debts. While nobody wants to ring in the new year with even more debt, this is a big focus of the holiday in the Philippines.
- Making Noise. New Year’s Eve in the Philippines isn’t a quiet event! This is a time to be as loud as possible. Pots and pans are banged together, kids use homemade instruments, and everyone just turns up the volume.
- Firework Displays. Speaking of loud, this is also a time for some of the most extravagant fireworks displays. Colors and lights are a big part of how Filipinos celebrate, so it’s no surprise fireworks are so popular.
- Cleaning the Home. Cleaning is a shared New Year’s Eve tradition around the globe. The Cambodian New Year and Chinese New Year also emphasize the importance of cleaning before ringing in the new.
Dec 25, 2023 · Here are some more common Filipino new year's food traditions. These are enjoyed at the New Year's Eve dinner table at midnight, and/or the first day of the new year. Round fruits - Lucky fruits that have a generally round shape, such as oranges, apples, round grapes, lychee, pomegranate, mango, watermelon.
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Special food is prepared, but not as lavish as the Noche Buena feast on Christmas Eve, although some families might be wealthy enough to prepare another lechon(roasted pig) after serving one on Christmas. For sure, pancit (noodles) are cooked to signify long life, as are eggs signifying new life. Traditional delicacies made from malagkit (glutinous...
The same way Americans enjoy Fourth of July fireworks, Filipinos go all out with the noise on New Year’s eve. Filipino paputok (firecrackers) come in so many shapes and go by very interesting names — judas belt (a string of firecrackers), super lolo (“grandfather”), kwitis (from the Spanish word cohetes meaning rocket), bawang(“garlic”), airwolf… C...
Before the clock strikes midnight to herald in the new year, all doors must be left wide open to allow good luck to enter. This includes cupboards, drawers, cabinets… windows! Filipinos try to dress in polka-dots because the roundness signifies prosperity. Pockets are filled with round coins, which are jangled to attract wealth. Coins are also left...
- Stuffing That Table With Round Fruits. In the Philippines, fruits and circular shapes carry deep symbolic meaning during the holiday season. As the new year approaches, Pinoys actively decorate their homes and centerpiece their feasting tables with an abundance of round fruits.
- Decorate With Circles For Harmony & Cash Money. When entering a Filipino home during the holiday season, one visual element undoubtedly pops out – circles everywhere!
- Wear Polka Dots For Some Prosperity Pop. Scan any Filipino NYE affair, and one pattern undoubtedly dots the fashion scene – polka dots, polka dots, and more polka dots!
- Make Some Noise To Scare Evil Spirits. Few NYE traditions encapsulate Pinoy culture quite like the explosive cacophony of sounds rocking neighborhoods at midnight!
- New Year’s Eve in the Philippines. New Year is another holiday that is celebrated big time all over the world, and Filipinos won't be left behind when it comes to the preparation.
- The 12 Round Fruits for Luck. Set aside the bananas on your bowl of fruits and make way for just the round ones. The reason? It has been a Filipino New Year's Eve tradition to display 12 round fruits on the table when welcoming the new year.
- Wearing Polka Dots. Get those polka dots out of the closet and wear them again around this time of the year. They will help you attract good fortune, especially in money matters.
- All Lights On! It's a brand new beginning of a whole new year, and turning on all the lights ensures that the household will be in a brighter, more positive atmosphere—and so will everyone's careers!
Dec 28, 2016 · Don’t clean your house on New Year’s Day. Filipinos would usually do all the cleaning and the throwing away of unused stuff in the days leading to January 1st but never on New Year’s Day itself. They believe that sweeping and cleaning the house during the start of the year would “sweep” away from the good fortune that came in during ...
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Dec 17, 2022 · The round shape of the dishes and the fruits symbolize prosperity and good fortune for the coming year. is another tradition Filipinos like to do during New Year’s. Eating sticky rice is thought to bring more wealth and prosperity while eating pancit canton (a type of noodle dish) symbolizes a long life.
