Growing up in the Philippines, I never made a single parol.
They were ubiquitous, gracing homes for a little over 4 months each year, from the start of September (when Christmas unofficially but unanimously begins in the Philippines) all through the Christmas season. Named after the Spanish word for lantern, farol, they are not only symbols of the Star of Bethlehem, but the quintessential symbol of Christmas in the Philippines as well.
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