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Bunga As Filipinos prepare 12 round fruits to bring in good luck for the New Year, learn about the difference between the 2 words for “fruit” in Kapampángan and Tagálog! And FALSE FRIENDS ALERT! Find out about an exactly similar cognate in Malay/Indonesian that means a different but related thing to a fruit! BÚNGA • … Read more
Bayu Before the year ends, let’s take a look back at the Kapampángan word for “before”, which is also the word for “new”, and the root word for “change”! BÁYU • (BAH-yoo)(adj.) new(prep.) beforeTagálog (Filipino): bágo Derived words:PÁMAGBÁYU • (PAH-muhg-BAH-yoo)changeTagálog (Filipino): pagbabágo PANIBÁYU • (puh-ni-BAH-yoo)new, fresh, anotherTagálog (Filipino): panibágo PASIBÁYU • (puh-si-BAH-yoo)againTagálog (Filipíno): ulít Verb … Read more
Aguman Sanduk (Minalin, Pampanga) For 90 years now, the town of Minalin, Pampanga has held a festive cross-dressing parade to welcome the New Year: the Aguman Sanduk (Fellowship of the Ladle). On the afternoon of January 1, men in Minalin cross-dress and parade to the town poblacion (center) for the crowning of the Aguman Sanduk … Read more
Sanduk Kapampángans hold a traditional New Year event in the town of Minalin where men cross-dress and parade around town to give joy after Minalin suffered from a drought many years ago! SANDUK • (suhn-DOOK)ladle, big spoonTagálog (Filipino): sandók Background Photo:Jessica Rose McEwen (@jisika.rose)Binibining Pilipinas 2022 #27Floridablanca, PampangaNational Costume inspired by Pinukpuk Festival Verb Conjugationmanyanduk, … Read more
The culmination of the 9-day lubénas or Kapampángan Christmas processions is the maitínis, and the maitínis of Mabalacat City is considered to be the most elaborate. MAITÍNIS • (muhy-TEE-nis)the Midnight Mass and traditional procession of lanterns and images of patron saints on Christmas Eve Maitínis of Mabalacat CityThe culmination of the 9-day lubenas or Kapampángan … Read more