00:00Good evening, Kapuso! I am your brother Kim, who will give you the trivia behind the trending news.
00:10It's almost Christmas in Angela City, Pampanga, because of the closing of their traditional Parol.
00:16Let's enjoy their colorful celebration!
00:23The streets of Angela City, Pampanga, lit up with the closing of these beautiful and colorful Parol.
00:29Every barangay has an entry to the procession.
00:31This is their year of Lubenas of Christmas, an old tradition of the Kapampangans.
00:35It is also the beginning of one of the favorite Christmas traditions of us Filipinos, the Simbang Gabi.
00:40As a religious tradition that started in 1830, this symbolizes the deep faith and unity of the angels.
00:50But do you know what is the symbol of the Parol that they are closing?
00:56Brother Kim, what now?
00:58Lubenas comes from the word Luvina, which means day.
01:02It refers to the day of Simbang Gabi.
01:05Most of us are used to going to Mass early.
01:09The Kapampangans perform the procession on the eve of Simbang Gabi as a penitence and preparation for the birth of Jesus Christ.
01:16And in their procession, the couples hold lanterns or Parol.
01:20The traditional Parol used by the angels is Kawaian and Pateria.
01:27Aside from a dozen Parols that symbolize the Twelve Apostles,
01:30there is also a Parol that looks like a cross and a fish that symbolizes Jesus.
01:35But Lubenas is a tradition that is slowly disappearing.
01:38Aside from the angels, the municipality of Magalang, San Fernando, Mabalacat, and Mexico.
01:45That is what Lubenas still has.
01:48In order for the religious tradition to continue, which is done every year,
01:54it was stopped.
01:55It is only now that it is okay, after the pandemic.
01:59And because of the tradition of closing the Parol during Lubenas during Christmas,
02:02another Christmas tradition is emerging.
02:04That is why the Philippine's Christmas Capital has been designated as another town in Pampanga.
02:08This is the most anticipated Ligligan Parol or Giant Lantern Festival in San Fernando, Pampanga,
02:21the Philippine's Christmas Capital.
02:24Here, the Parol makers from different barangays in San Fernando
02:28make beautiful and exquisite Parols.
02:31In making the Parols, which are in 20 large stalls,
02:35and did you know that Ligligan Parol, which was believed to have started in the 1900s,
02:39is part of the old tradition of Lubenas.
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