The Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen recently launched the 1st Parol Making Contest in December 2018 themed “Paskong Pinoy Galing sa Puso” to welcome the Christmas season in Xiamen which was made open to all Filipinos in Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces.
The contest aimed to showcase the traditional Philippine Christmas parol using affordable and environment-friendly materials. The Consulate General considered it is vital for Filipinos to continue the age-old tradition of parol-making, even in foreign lands, and which would inspire the Filipino youth to imbibe the same tradition.
The winning entry was a traditional parol with an intricate design made of recycled indigenous and environment-friendly materials with a Belen (Nativity) at the center made by Messieurs Bong Antivola and Allan Vibar, both Filipinos working in Xiamen. The winners were announced during the Filipino Association in Xiamen (FAX)’s Christmas Party on 08 December 2018 held at the Grand Ballroom, Kempinski Hotel, Xiamen City.
