Filipinos in Winnipeg start the Christmas season with a lantern-making contest that reminds community members of home.
To many Filipino Canadians, the parol or Christmas lantern has come to symbolize their deep-rooted ties back home.
"Especially at this pandemic time, everybody’s been cooped in the house for so long already so marami nang nabo-bore diyan so we try to create some activities that will enlighten the spirit of our kababayans ," Aida Champagne, organizer of the MFSF parol-making contest, notes. "The primary purpose of the parol-making contest is to encourage organizations and groups to perpetuate the creation of the Christmas symbol in the Philippines."
When it came time to judge the entries, Champagne said only a limited number of people were allowed inside the venue, but they were able to share the event with other members of the community through social media.
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