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What is pasko without the parol?

First published in Tulay Monthly, Chinese-Filipino Digest 1, no. 7 (December 11, 1988): 9. There may be Christmas trees, artificial snow, twinkling lights and mistletoe, but Christmas in the Philippines is simply not complete without the star lantern. The use of lanterns is believed by some to have been introduced to our country by Chinese […]