A basement room in the Mint Mall has been transformed into a brilliantly colored storeroom of handmade parols -- star-shaped lanterns that signal the start of the Christmas season in the Philippines.

"When we were kids, my brothers and I would play with our toy trucks and attach our own parol drawings on cardboard, simulating the position the way the real arrangements of actual giant lantern ...

CEBU, Philippines - The “ber” season is the time of the year when most people are excited about the Christmas celebration. On the interesting side, this also means a busy time for Christmas lantern or ...

SAN FRANCISCO—The sight of devastation and ravaged brought about by the supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) is seen around the world, happening at time when Christmas carols are already heard over the radio ...

There is no greater symbol of the Filipino Christmas spirit than the parol. Derived from the Spanish word farol, the lantern in the shape of a five- pointed star representing the Star of Bethlehem is ...

When you wish upon a star-shaped lantern this Christmas, you could be helping put food on the Filipino farmer’s table during the off-season. Parol, as they are called here, are not at all popular in ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Christmas lantern (parol) making workshops have started in preparation for the annual San Francisco Parol Lantern Festival and Parade hosted by the Bayanihan Community Center (BCC) in ...

Parol is dervied from the Spanish word for lantern, 'farol' FILSPARC's parol contest highlights the use of recyclable materials as means to reduce wastes The contest shows how Filipinos are ...

After a brief hiatus, it's back! Prep for Pasko at KAPISANAN with a session or three! of crafting your own one-of-a-kind parol Filipino Christmas lantern. Join the community and receive a kit with all ...

Parol Making Workshops When : Monday Nov 26, 2007 to Monday Dec 03, 2007 at 4:00 PM Where : International Hotel Manilatown Center 868 Kearny Street (corner of Kearny & Jackson) San Francisco , CA ...