Light up your celebration with a radiant paper hanging lamp made by hand. This Diwali decor idea blends the softness of paper ...

Get inspired with 22 creative pinecone holiday decor ideas! Start with a charming pinecone planter, mini pinecone Christmas ...

Parishioners hold parols, or Filipino Christmas lanterns, as part of a procession of parols before Simbang Gabi started at St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church on Dec. 16, 2024.

Parols, star-shaped lanterns symbolising the Star of Bethlehem, light up Filipino homes. Once simple bamboo creations, today’s parols are glammed up with capiz shells and LEDs.

The Parol Lantern Festival takes place annually at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts every December. We invite you to participate in the Taste of Christmas, Parol Stroll and Tala Awards, and ...

This year, I found a new way to celebrate my heritage through parols, colorful star-shaped lanterns. By Matt Yan When I was a kid, Christmas at our house always looked like a Hallmark movie, as if ...

I HAVE always been fascinated by parols or lanterns. As a child, I would count and stop at houses with lighted parols on our way home from church. To most of us who grew up in the provinces, the parol ...

For Filipinos around the world, the Parol (Christmas Lantern) is one of the most significant symbols of the Christmas Season. Melbourne-based storyteller Anna Manuel shares her own Parol story.

Many Filipino homes hang a star-shaped decoration for Christmas called a “parol”, from simple ones made of paper to elaborate modern ones with bright blinking lights.

The term “parol” evolved from the Spanish word for lantern, “farol.” The star-shaped parol represents the Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to baby Jesus, but for the millions of ...

Parols are illuminated star-shaped lanterns, typically made of bamboo and colorful paper, sometimes capiz shells. They are a central part of Christmas in the Philippines, with the lanterns often ...