The parol lantern is essential to
Pilipino holiday tradition and celebration
No matter where we are in the world, let us continue to light up our hearts, our homes, and our community with the quintessential Pilipino holiday symbol of hope, blessings, luck, peace, and light.
We invite you to share images of your parols to be featured in our digital Parol Lantern Gallery, submit here.
Alleluia Panis & Zaiah Calvin-Luna
San Francisco, CA
Homemade parol lantern & gingerbread cookies on a rainy day
Beverly Yanuaria
Los Angeles (Tongva/Gabrielino land), CA
We had a great date night creating parols with the online workshop. We've been wanting to check out the SF parol festival for years, happy to finally attend -- even if virtually from LA! Maligayang pasko!
Arisha Roj Anne C. Real
San Francisco, CA
This is my project in our 3rd Grade Class with Ms. Charity, my mom and my sisters help me make it. I am hanging in our window coz it’s Christmas time. This shows our tradition as a Filipino, my mom told me that in Philippines they started to hang parol with Christmas lights and Christmas Tree starting from September 1st.
Laurel Santos, Lindsey Mora, & Jenica Mora
Fairfield, CA & Vacaville, CA
Our collective works in progress (attended 11/27 virtual class together in our respective homes). We couldn’t get together for Thanksgiving so we were grateful to have this opportunity to be together and learn about/create parols.
Julie-Ann Burkhart
Pacifica, CA
Capiz Parol from the Philippines and Homemade Parol made by my 6 year old son and me.
Farrah Coloma
American Canyon, CA
Last year I made my very first parol and decided to make a Philippines flag paper flower to put inside. Who knew Disney would make a Disney short featuring Filipino culture this year 😍. So in love with the Mickey plush with the parol and the stitches on the ear just like in the video.
Hana Sun Lee
Daly City, CA
Every year during the holidays we are so busy trying to make it to every Friendsgiving and Christmas party, sometimes even making two stops in one night, but due to the pandemic those traditions have sadly come to a pause. As 2020 comes to an end, making parol lanterns for the first time was the perfect start to a new holiday tradition for the Lee household.
