5 unique

Filipino culture
and traditions

Group 4:
Ana Carcer Encinas
Dacel De Borja Macasinag
Jhon Mark A. Zamudio
Jinggoy Mape Dela Cruz
John Vincent Yamco
Nerilyn Dominicina Gare
Aines Pamplone
Weia N. Doroja
FILIPINO CULTURE
 Filipino hospitality

They say Filipinos are the most hospitable people you may
find anywhere. Whether it’s a long-lost relative visiting from out of
town or a foreign guest, the Pinoys take the extra mile to show how
they care for others. The Filipinos bring this warm hospitality to other
nations or wherever they set foot. So whether in the homeland or
overseas, sharing God’s kindness is a sacred duty. Naturally friendly
and hospitable, Filipinos are effective in proclaiming the Good News
of Jesus Christ to other nations. You too can share God’s saving love
with others! Visit this page to know how.
Pagmamano
Practiced as a sign of respect to elders,
pagmamano is one of the oldest and most notable
Filipino traditions there is. Mano means hand in
Spanish, fittingly so as pagmamano is done by
gently tapping the hand of the elder on a younger
person’s forehead. The elder in return says “God
bless you” hence why the act is also often referred
to as “bless”.
USING PO AND OPO
“Kumusta po?”
“Okay lang po kayo?”
“Salamat po. “

Aside from pagmamano, po and opo are

words Filipinos use to show respect when talking to
elders or someone they respect. Opo is a polite way to
say ‘yes,’ and its contraction po punctuates or ends a
sentence.
Fiesta Celebrations
If there’s a celebration you wouldn’t wanna
miss out on while you’re in the Philippines, it would
be the colorful fiestas happening all year round.
Celebrating fiesta is another influence of the Spanish
colonizers and was mainly done to honor the patron
saints.
Bayanihan
Although not as evident as it was before,
bayanihan truly captures the strong sense of
community Filipinos have and is usually
exemplified through helping a neighbor transfer
houses. Traditionally, bayanihan meant your
neighbors literally carrying your entire kubo
(native nipa hut) to your new home location.
FILIPINO
TRADITIONS
Kamayan
FIlipinos love to eat and when the food is
especially sumptuous, they eat kamayan-style. From the
Filipino word kamay or hand, kamayan is the
traditional way of dining using one’s bare hands.
Harana

The traditional Filipino courtship is an

extremely long process and one way to “woo” a
girl is through doing a harana or serenading.
With his friends in tow, the guy goes to the
girl’s house (usually at night) and sings classic
kundiman or folk love songs to her until she
opens her window and invites him inside her
house.
EXCHANGING GIFT
Christmas is the season of gift giving. In
keeping with the tradition of giving, Filipinos have
their own version of exchanging gifts called
"Monito Monita." Like Secret Santa, this is usually
done among groups of friends, classmates, or
officemates. The mechanics are easy. You have to
give your Monito or Monita a small gift every day
or every week. The frequency depends on the rules
the group has set, and usually, there is an agreed-
upon amount that the gift will cost.
Competitive karaoke
Singing is one of the few pleasures that comes
completely free here. Often naturally musical, Filipinos
take to karaoke from a young age. It’s common for families
to have a karaoke machine, several mikes, and heaps of old
’80s love ballads on disc. But the real reason this pastime is
venerated, aside from the fact it’s fun, is that a beautiful
voice – and with it, the chance to break out of poverty and
achieve stardom – is a dream many natives hold dear.
Expect loud warbling on every island, at every party, and in
every house.
Pamamanhikan
Once the panliligaw (courtship) stage has
been surpassed, all the possible harana (serenade)
has been sung, and the couple finally gets
together, next comes the pamamanhikan. Well, if
the couple decides to marry, that is.
Pamamanhikan is the formal act of a guy asking
the girl’s family for her hand in marriage. It
usually involves the guy’s family bringing over
gifts and discussing the couple’s plans for
marriage.