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Filipino Traditions For Courtship, Engagement, Wedding And Marriage
What do you know about Filipino traditions? Filipinos have distinctive cultures and have a lot of traditions. This is what makes a Filipino unique. The main reason for this is because of the colonial era in the Philippines. The coming of Americans, Spaniards, Chinese, and Japanese made a big influence in the culture of the Filipinos, including their traditions.
In every special occasion, there are a lot of traditions that you can observe. Filipino families also have variations of these customs. Even in relationships like courtship, engagement and marriage, they have also their one of its kind tradition. Their religion also has a major contribution of their traditions. Another notable fact that has a big influence in the Filipino tradition is the diverse ethnicity.
The Filipinos are classified with their ethnic groups like the Tagalogs, Cebuanos, Ilonggos, Ilocanos, Bicolanos, Kapampangan, Ivatan and many more. These ethnic groups are living in the different regions of the country. Their traditions vary from one another.
Perhaps the most exciting thing to discuss is the Filipino Wedding tradition since many foreigners are interested to meet a Filipina woman.
There are a lot of Filipina women who have been married to foreigners nowadays. This subject matter encompasses the courtship and the engagement as well.
The Filipino Traditional Courtship
Courting is observed in the Philippines. Filipina women love to be wooed. This is because by nature Filipinos in general are romantic. Although gone are the days of evening serenade, a tradition where Filipino men would visit to the house of the Filipina women they courted. The man would sing a love song to the woman, either he plays his strings by himself or hired someone to play the guitar for him. If he is not gifted with a good voice, he could also hire a singer for him to serenade the woman. At the present time, men would still visit the woman’s house and court the Filipina.
The Filipino Engagement Tradition
Marriage proposal is still observed in the Philippines involving the parents and even close relatives of the woman. The man would seek the approval of the parents. The family of the groom is also involved here. The man’s parents are also there to ask the hand of the girl to be the bride of their son. Once the parents of the woman approves it, the engagement is official. The wedding plans will soon be set. The marriage proposal is called “Pamanhikan”.
The Filipino Wedding Traditions
The conventional Filipino wedding is normally grand. To them, it is a festive moment and a grand celebration. There are so many Filipino wedding traditions that are observed by Filipinos. These also depends with the ethnic background of the Filipino woman that you will marry.
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