((new)) — Pasko

The season officially ends on the Feast of the Epiphany (Three Kings’ Day) in January.

After the mass, the feast begins. The churchyard transforms into a marketplace of traditional Filipino breakfast delicacies. The smell of Puto Bumbong (purple sticky rice steamed in bamboo tubes) and Bibingka (rice cake baked in clay pots) wafts through the air. Vendors sell Tsokolate (hot chocolate) and Salabat (ginger tea). Eating these treats in the cool dawn air, surrounded by neighbors and family, is a sensory memory that every Filipino carries for a lifetime. The season officially ends on the Feast of

Today, has evolved. With millions of Filipinos living in the US, Canada, Italy, and the Middle East, Pasko is now a global phenomenon. In freezing temperatures, Filipinos abroad still set up Parols in their windows. They use Zoom and FaceTime to join Simbang Gabi livestreams. The smell of Puto Bumbong (purple sticky rice

The beauty of carols is that they aren’t sad or reverent; they are joyful, cheeky, and full of hope. Today, has evolved