KAPAMPANGAN

:Known as Pampangueños or Pampangos

:Derived from the rootword pampang which means “riverbank”

LIVELIHOOD

*Weaving *Fishing *Farming

Products

*Tocino *Lanterns *Furniture *Guitars *Pots

FESTIVALS & SPECIAL DAYS

Cutud Lenten Rites

Re-enactment of Christ’s passion and suffering observed every Lenten season at Cutud, San
Pedro San Fernando Pampanga. The re-enactment shows the sufferings of Jesus Christ, nailed to
the cross with the three flagellants nailed on the wooden cross and they are placed on the top of
the makeshift calvary.

Giant Lantern Festival

Days before Christmas, giant lanterns made of colored crepe and Japanese paper with frames of
intricately tin-wired skeletons containing electrical mechanism and a thousand bulbs, highlights
the San Fernando Giant Lantern festival. The lanterns dance, blink and brilliantly twinkle in
kaleidoscopic pattern and cadence with the band music. Through the years, different provinces in
Pampanga showcase their different designs and craft and compete against each other.

Hot Air Balloon Festival

This is an annual exhibition of hot air balloons, sky diving, micro light demonstrations, small
planes fly-bys and fly-ins. This is the country’s largest aviation sport event today. Participants
from all-over the world flies to the Philippines to join their local counterparts in this spectacular
event.

Pampanga Day

Residents of Pampanga celebrate this day as their Foundation Day showcasing Kapampangan’s
culture, traditions, events, activities, and other socio, civic and economic related events.
Kapampangan Cuisine

Is brought by the creativity, hospitality, discriminating taste and experimental people of

Pampanga. Kapampangan don’t just cook based on what was thought to them by the Spaniards,
they create, reinvent and even improve every dishes. Aside from native dishes, Pampango
cooking also manages to concoct up its version of the latest food craze using new ingredients.

Sisig is a Filipino dish made from parts of pig head and chicken liver, usually seasoned
with calamansi, onions and chili pepers.

Morcon is a popular Filipino dish commonly served on holidays and special occasions. Like
its European counterpart, this Filipino-style roulade consists of a slice of beef rolled around
choice fillings such as cheese, eggs, carrots, pickles, bacon and sausages, and then cooked
by braising method.
Bringhe. is the perfect one-pot meal for all your special celebrations! Made with glutinous
rice, chicken, chorizo de bilbao, vegetables, and coconut milk, this tasty, this Filipino -style
Paella is sure to be a crowd favorite.
Tibok-Tibok. made of fresh carabao’s milk and topped with latik is smooth, creamy, and
delicious! This milk pudding is a popular Kapampangan delicacy and makes a great snack
or dessert.

BIRTH PRACTICES
In one of the barrios of Guagua, Pampanga, close relatives of a woman who is about to deliver a
child, together with their neighbor, make noise like shouting, beating tin cans and exploding
firecrackers in order to help expel the fetus faster.
Baptismal Rites Practices. In many Kapampangan houses, the baby’s baptismal dress serves as
a souvenir and decoration for the sala. It is put on a frame and hung in the sala like a picture.
Courtship and Marriage. The only prevalent form of courtship now is the pamanhikan, where
the male, with the permission of the parents, is to visit the girl in the latter’s house. When the
agreement is reached between the boy and the girl, the marriage ceremony is arranged. At
present, pamanhikan is being practiced when the parents of the boy confer with
their balae (parent of the bride-to-be) regarding marriage plans of the children.
Death and Burial. The wake (makipaglame) lasts for at least three days and two nights after
which everybody participates in the libing (interment).
As part of the ritual, vigil is observed till the ninth day after the death of the deceased known
as pasiyam(day).
On the first death anniversary, lukas paldas (literally the removing of the dress for mourning) is
practiced with a grandiose meal. The pangadi (prayer observance) is an important part of the
ritual.
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https://www.willexplorephilippines.com/kapampangan-exotic-food-cuisine-history/

https://outoftownblog.com/authentic-kapampangan-dishes/

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