HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Many Filipino homes hang a star-shaped decoration for Christmas called a “parol”, from simple ones made of paper to elaborate modern ones with bright blinking lights.

There is no greater symbol of the Filipino Christmas spirit than the parol. Derived from the Spanish word farol, the lantern in the shape of a five- pointed star representing the Star of Bethlehem ...

A basement room in the Mint Mall has been transformed into a brilliantly colored storeroom of handmade parols -- star-shaped lanterns that signal the start of the Christmas season in the ...

Parols are illuminated star-shaped lanterns, typically made of bamboo and colorful paper, sometimes capiz shells. They are a central part of Christmas in the Philippines, with the lanterns often ...

Perez and other Filipinos have been crafting parols since elementary school. Back then in Manila, students built theirs in the “economical” way, Perez recalled — out of bamboo sticks and Japanese ...

ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City shines brighter this Yuletide season, with 1,500 star-shaped giant lanterns (parols) lighting up major thoroughfares to welcome the happiest time of the year. Now in ...