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Introduction:

The location of the Philippines is inSoutheast Asia and western Pacific Ocean. The population of the Philippines is 91,983,000.The main languagesspoken in the Philippines are English and Filipino. The Filipino flag looks like this



The colours of this flag are red, blue, white and yellow

Traditional clothing

Mostly the traditional clothing in the Philippines is a mixture of foreign influences with native elements. Barong Tagalog -A thin and transparent dress, most of the time white in colour with a shirt under it.

Traditional food and cooking

The most popular food in Adobo is ameat dish with (pork or chicken) garlic, soy sauce, vinegar oil, peppercorns. And the most popular food in Asado is meat dish with (Braised meat) soy sauce, brown sugar liquid , sweat meats and dried red coloured meat.  Arts

The different types of art is Folk art and primitive art. The different types of dance is tinikling andcarinosa dance.Paintings visual arts a painter named Manunggal Jar Early Philippine music was a mixture of Indigenous Polynesian,Islamic and Asian sounds.

Rituals, Customs and Beliefs

It is very important not to lose face. (Embarrassed because of bad behaviour). Being corrected or correcting another person in public is not considered acceptable behaviour.

Sport and Leisure Activities

· Basketball and Boxing are the most popular sports in the Philippines. · They also play football (soccer) and Volleyball. · Another popular sport is Rugby Union.

Festivals and Celebrations

The fiesta is part and bundle of Filipino culture. The most elaborate festival of all is Christmas December 25th. 1. Feast of Black Nazarene January 9th in Manilla Carry a wooden black statue of Jesus Christ.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.65pt; mso-add-space: auto; msoaddspace: auto;">Holidays – New Years Day <span style="color: #000000; font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.65pt; mso-add-space: auto; msoaddspace: auto;">Good Friday <span style="color: #000000; font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.65pt; mso-add-space: auto; msoaddspace: auto;">Easter Sunday <span style="color: #000000; font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.65pt; mso-add-space: auto; msoaddspace: auto;">Maurdy Thursday (Catholic holiday) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 71.65pt; mso-add-space: auto; msoaddspace: auto;">Labour Day

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: calibri; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">A concluding statement –

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 49.65pt;">The Brisbane Philippine Mabuhay Festival November 19th (Sat) 2011 9am to 5pm. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 49.65pt;">The Filipinos hold festivals in Brisbane to showcase their culture. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 49.65pt;">Most Filipinos are Catholic and the Catholic Church has great influence in social and political life. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 49.65pt;">Religious celebrations and rituals are important in daily life and often reflect a mixture of Spanish Catholic elements and traditional Philippine elements. __ Bibliography __

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