Capiz shells are more readily available in the Philippines, so as a result, most modern-day parols are imported. In Filipino grocery stores like Island Pacific, a 28-inch capiz shell parol can cost ...

Lines and excitement over Filipino street food at the 2nd annual Eagle Rock Parol Festival on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Los Angeles. ... sometimes capiz shells.

To my surprise, parols can be expensive. On Parols of America, the more ornate ones, which cost over $200, have flashing lights and are made of capiz shells, from a type of oyster found in the ...

The parol, however, was something I recognized. It became something I could hold onto, something from my culture besides food that I could claim. I point it out to colleagues, to friends. The image of ...

Parol makers create a design and in the workshop, workers cut shapes out of capiz shells -- which come from a native mollusk known internationally as the Windowpane Oyster. The shells are durable ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - 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.

Parol na gawa sa led lights at capiz, mabenta sa Laoag City. See what's fresh from your firsthand source of local news, events, and activities— visit the official website of GMA Regional TV: ...

The Lantern “Parol” Festival and Competition is coming to Vallejo on Friday. The event – brought together by the Filipino Community of Solano County, the Vallejo Arts Fund and Center for ...