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It was World Frog Day yesterday! How do you say “frog” in your language? Every October, the City of San Fernando in Pampanga holds a festival in honor of the most common and culturally significant amphibian to Kapampángans!

TUGAK • (too-GUHK)
frog
Tagálog (Filipino): palakâ

Kapampángan Frog Dance
MAMADUAS TAMU! (“Let’s use the paduas (catching pole)!”
a dance portraying the Kapampángan frog-catching skills
Video from Sinukwan Kapampangan Facebook page

Kapampángan Exotic Frog Dish
BÉTÚTÉ
Deep-fried frog stuffed with ground pork

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