Capiz Parols (Capiz Christmas Lanterns) - Philippines

Parol is a traditional Filipino Christmas decoration, a five point star-shaped Christmas lantern, originally made of thin bamboo frames and covered with colored cellophane or with rice paper also known as Japanese paper or papel de Japon. It has two tails that serve as the rays of the star. Today, the parol has become more colorful because of the twinkling bulbs in dazzling patterns that help illuminate each parol.