Many Filipino homes hang a star-shaped decoration for Christmas called a “parol”, from simple ones made of paper to elaborate modern ones with bright blinking lights.

A display of parols at the 20th Parol Lantern Festival in 2022. Photo taken by Annika Hom, December 2022. Canlas said his city’s contribution to creating the parol had something to do with its surfeit ...

UPDATED: December 11, 2023 at 11:06 AM PST The 2nd annual Eagle Rock Parol Festival on Saturday, Dec. 9 honored a beloved, colorful Filipino tradition during the holidays.

Brooklyn-based artist Francis Estrada, who learned how to make parols in the Philippines as part of her school curriculum, led a parol-making lesson for kids from 2011 through 2019 at the Filipino ...