Filipino customs

FAMILY TIES Strong Family Ties: Filipinos are often close to their family and other relatives. The main social system of the Filipinos is the family. Many Filipinos live close to their relatives, even if they are older or have a family of their own. Usually a house in the Philippines consists of more than two families. In the provinces, the villages are usually made up of the same clan, and almost everyone will get to know each other

HANDLING THE ELDERLY Grooming is a Filipino custom to show respect for the elderly. It refers to taking the hand of the elder and applying it to the forehead, at the same time saying mano po. This is often done as a greeting on arrival or before leaving. Children are taught early leadership as a sign of respect.

BAYANIHAN: Bayanihan is formed in the organizations of neighbors who work together whenever or wherever help is needed. Bayanihan can often be seen on vehicles with flat tires. The bystanders and the people near here will also immediately help the driver no matter what happens only if the damaged vehicle is repaired. Or it is more often described by the relocation of those in the province. The houses will be lifted at the same time by the men who are sometimes accompanied by a song so as not to feel the weight of it.

Serenade is an activity that Filipinos have long been accustomed to and became popular a long time ago. Back in the day, it was common for the villagers to hear the young man's voice as he locked up the girl he loved. It was an expression of the young man's love to the young woman he was beating. And when the maiden welcomes him into her home, it is a sign that he has hope in the heart of the woman he loves. The young man's serenity is often also answered by the maiden by singing. With the patient vof the young man with a kind sentence, he achieved the love of the girl he loved.

SIMBANG GABI Simbang Gabi is a traditional celebration of Holy Mass in the Philippines during the Christmas season. It is also called Misa-de-galyo because at the crowing of the rooster, families will get up to listen to mass at the nearest parish church. It is a mass held every morning for nine days before Christmas Day. Mass begins on December 16 to 24, usually in Roman Catholic.

DEBT Gratitude: Gratitude, is a debt of man to the person who helped him in the trials he went through. There is a saying: He who does not look back to where he come from will not succeed in whatever path he may takes.

WORD OF HONOR : "Ther It is a custom of the Filipinos to keep the words or promises they say.

Kiss the hand of the Elder or parents. It is our way of showing respect to our elders or parents. We kiss the hand before we leave or when we get home.

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