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One of the most significant cultural festivals of Pampanga is the Sinukwan Festival which honors the ancient Kapampángan god Áring Sinukuán. It is celebrated every early December and aims to showcase the Kapampángan spirit. Its highlight is the street dance parade which features colorful costumes and elaborate headdresses. You may want to read: Majigangga Festival … Read more
Bunduk December 11 is also International Mountain Day! Did you know that the English word “boondocks” is from a Philippine word that means “mountain”? BUNDUK • (boon-DOOK)mountainTagálog (Filipino): bundók Etymology of “boondocks”The English word “boondocks”, which means “a rural area”, was borrowed from Tagalog bundók (“mountain”), a cognate of Kapampángan bunduk (“mountain”), during the American … Read more
Pampanga Day December 11 marks Aldo ning Kapampangan or Pampanga Day which commemorates the establishment of La Pampanga, the first Spanish province of Luzon (and the second of the Philippines, after Cebu) on December 11, 1571. As the province became one of the richest in Luzon thriving as the region’s agricultural center, its borders were … Read more
The Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Paraguay celebrate 60 years of formal diplomatic relations today, December 12! The Philippines and The Republic of Paraguay established diplomatic relations on December 12, 1962. Common Ground The Philippines and Paraguay held their inaugural Bilateral Consultation on 21 November 2022 where it explored possible cooperation in … Read more
Sinukuan Besides Christmas, another event in December that’s special to Kapampángans is a festival that honors the Kapampángan identity and is named after a Kapampángan precolonial god! SINUKUAN • (si-noo-KWUHN)(1) the Kapampángan sun god of war and death who lives in Mount Arayat(2) a festival named after the said god every December honoring the Kapampángan … Read more