SuitabookFilipino celebrations
Liana Romulo
- Reading
- Choose one chapter to explore together, then try a recipe, song, game or craft if suitable.
- Themes
- Cultural diversity within the Philippines: The book discusses how holidays are celebrated differently in different Philippine regions and includes varied festivals, customs, foods and words. It presents cultural variation as a central subject for learning, rather than treating Filipino celebration as a single uniform practice.
- Celebration, belief and family life: The book places religious holidays such as Holy Week alongside weddings, birthdays, baptisms, Christmas and New Year. Its structure appears to connect public festivals with family occasions, showing celebration as both communal and personal cultural practice.
- Worth knowing
- Holy Week, baptisms and All Souls’ Day bring religious observance into the book alongside secular festivals and family events. Food, music, dancing, costumes and gift-giving are also part of its cultural presentation.