Lifestyle

Sanikulas Cookies

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Sanikulas Cookies ST. NICK COOKIES? Here’s a miraculous Kapampángan heirloom delicacy that is named after Saint Nicholas! Pan de San Nicolas originated from St. Nicolas de Tolentino, one of the most beloved saints of Pampanga. Old folklore stories tell that the cookies were baked carefully, stored in large jars, and fed to a person struck … Read more

Samba

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Samba Kapampángans are known to be very religious, so much that there’s two separate but similar root words for “worship” and “going to church / hearing Mass” in Kapampángan! SAMBA • (suhm-BUH)to worshipTagálog (Filipino): sambá SIMBA • (sim-BUH)to go to church, to hear MassTagálog (Filipino): simbá Christmas Culture FeatureSIMBANG BÉNGI(literally “night Mass”)a series of nine … Read more

Lima

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Lima High 5! 500th post as we reached 5,000 followers last month! How do you say “five” in your language? LIMA • (li-MUH)five (5)Tagálog (Filipino): limá You may want to read: The Basic Filipino Sign Language Sala at Sulu

Batuin

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Batuin A bright and flashy Christmas is a highlight (pun intended) of Kapampángan culture, and the City of San Fernando is considered the Christmas Capital of the Philippines with its giant lanterns! The star of the festivities—the parúl (which originates from Pampanga)—is iconically star-shaped. BATUIN • (buh-TWIN)starTagálog (Filipino): bituín Example sentence:Kórtí lang batuin ding parul.“The … Read more

Cooked Rice in the 12 Major Languages of the Philippines

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Cooked Rice in the 12 Major Languages of the Philippines How do you say “rice” in your language? November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines! If you didn’t know, the Philippines is a very multicultural, multiethnic, and multilingual country with more than 180 languages (not just dialects!) native to the archipelago, and we’ve also … Read more