00:00It's only been 5 days, and it's already 2025.
00:03Fruits and fruits are being sold again.
00:06It's said that Hatid is lucky every new year.
00:09Why are fruits good for Filipinos?
00:12Let's find out in the report of Katrina Son.
00:18From Batangas, Diana and her friends went to Binondo, Manila to buy fruits and fruits.
00:25Every year, life is better.
00:31It's said that it's all about luck.
00:34Because in business, our business is booming.
00:37Fruit stalls in Binondo are full of people who want to buy 12 fruits
00:43that are round and can be eaten during midnight.
00:46For me, this is already full. It's already 12.
00:50Pineapples are also being sold at the door so that luck can enter.
00:55The same goes for Chinese lanterns and lucky coins.
00:58To attract wealth in the house, we need to display lanterns
01:04so that we can attract wealth every year.
01:07Speaking of bilok, polka dots are also being sold in Divisoria,
01:12which is lucky every new year.
01:16Because it's money.
01:18It's for luck. You'll have a lot of money.
01:21Our culture believes in the luck brought by the symbolism of the bilog,
01:26according to a sociologist.
01:28And because the bilog is also a symbol of infinity,
01:31meaning there's no beginning and no end,
01:34the belief that luck is also alive has no end.
01:38The bilog is associated with the shape of a coin.
01:44What's always on their mind is prosperity.
01:47Harmony or equal distance is also associated with the bilog.
01:51But the sociologist reminds us that
01:53people's luck is dependent on their actions.
01:57If you're a lazy person, you won't be able to do anything with your life.
02:02Katrina Sorn reporting for GMA Integrated News.
02:17Transcription by ESO. Translation by —
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