Philippine Popular Culture

are norms which members of society have come to accept as the proper way of dealing with their everyday living and social interactions

. Folkways

It is one of the outstanding cultural values that Filipinos have.

1.Having close family ties

Every town and city in the Philippines has a fiesta of its own. •It is a way to celebrate their blessings, commemorate their past and observe solemn religious rituals. Celebrations may take the form of music, dancing, feasting, beauty contests, processions and sports challenges. •The biggest and most elaborate festivals?

10. Fiesta

it is the means by which people make sense of their experiences, or ideas that people hold to be true, factual and real.

Beliefs

.in the Philippines is considered as one of the biggest holidays in archipelago, we earned the distinction of celebrating the world's longest Christmas season with Christmas carols heard as early as September and lasting until Epiphany. For many Filipinos, the true essence of Christmas is not gift giving but sharing this special holy day with family.

Christmas

Filipinos are very romantic when it comes to heart affairs. Serenading or harana in Tagalog is one of the most popular forms of courtship to show that a man is very serious with his intentions to a woman.

Courtship

is the complex whole which encompasses beliefs, practices, values, attitudes, laws, norms, artifacts, symbols, and knowledge that a person learns and share as a members of society

Culture

´is a system of ideas, feelings, and survival strategies shared in a particular group.

Culture

7.In the Philippines is one of the most important occasions in family life. For many Filipinos, a death of a relative is an opportunity to strengthen ties in the family. To pay respect and honor the relationship to the deceased, long lost, relatives, friends, and even relatives working abroad are reunited. •a nine - day period •40 - day mourning period

Death

the social institution generally responsible for the production and the allocation of scarce resources and services.

Economy

the formal institution designated to preserve and transfer cultural knowledge and identify to the members of a society.

Education

considered as the foundation of the society

Family

in all corners of a Filipino house, you can find brazen images of crosses and other religious paraphernalia. They go to church every Sunday, or sometimes even twice or three times a week

Filipino are very religious

from the moment they are born into this world, they are already taught how to be respectful by using these simple catchphrases - po and opo, words that end sentences when addressing elders. They have a culture of pagmamano, which is where they raise the backs of the hands of their elders to their foreheads as a sign of respect

Filipinos are very respectful

Even as early as September, you can hear Christmas songs and jingles being played in the malls or in the restaurants in the Philippines. The mood becomes festive, with many people shopping and in good spirits. Christmas celebrations last until around the first or second week of January.

Filipinos have the longest Christmas celebrations

More popularly known as bayanihan, Filipinos help one another - without expecting anything in return - so that undertaking their tasks and responsibilities become much easier. Sometimes this is called "community spirit."

Filipinos help one another

- just look at the massive and tall buildings everywhere. Filipinos have a penchant for bringing art and architecture to a whole new level. They love to design creatively, to think intuitively, and have a passion for anything different and unique.

Filipinos love art and architecture

1.- in the Philippines, it is family first. So whether you are part of the immediate family or you belong to the third of fourth generation, you are treated as a family member. Sometimes, even the closet of friends are considered family, too.

Filipinos take pride in their families

For Filipinos, traditions in their home and in their family are important. They usually set aside a specific day for a certain celebration like festivals, birthday parties, reunions, etc. And of course, every gathering is dedicated to keeping up with each other over sumptuous

Filipinos value traditions and Culture

a social institution which states policy and law is enforced

Government

beliefs, outlook, principles

Ideology

defined as the system of symbols that individuals utilize to communicate, interact, and share their views, creating an understanding among individuals.

Language

are formalized mores that are legislated, approved, and implemented in a society.

Laws

Filipinos highly value the presence of family more than anything. Adult children living with their parents are another Filipino traditional that make them exceptional.

Living with Parents

Marriage is a sacred union of man and woman after a period of courtship and engagement.

Marriage and Wedding Customs-

the institution responsible for the circulation of vital information among the members of a society

Media

is a Latin word which means "custom". They are the valued folkways that involve ethical values. It is associated with the society's assumption of right or wrong.

Mores

a set of norms is society's standards of acceptable behavior. Norms are essential in a society because majority of the people pattern their way of living after them.

Norms

famous, favored, prominent, well-known

Popular

´is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of the practices, beliefs, and objects that prominent in a society at a given point in time.

Popular Culture

The habit of going to church and often praying reflects that Filipinos have a deep faith and belief when it comes to religion

Religion

an organized collection of beliefs intended to explain the meaning, origin, and purposed of life and existence

Religion

´Institution is defined as the organized system of social relationships which embodies certain common values and procedures. Once beliefs, traditions and norms become integrated so that activities are already formalized in unit basis, the units become an institution in the society.

Social institution

8.the primary ancestors of Filipinos are Malays who came from the southeastern Asian country. •The nation is divided between Christians, Muslims, and other religious - ethno - linguistic groups

Society

- In the Philippines, superstitions beliefs have grown throughout the country. These beliefs have come from the different sayings and beliefs of out ancestor that aim to prevent danger from happening or to make a person refrain from doing something in particular.

Superstition

are illustrations used to represent a particular meaning of something. A symbol may be anything that is used to represent, express, and or stand for an event, situation, person or idea.

Symbols

it is the spirit of communal unity or effort to achieve a particular objective. Community Pantries

The Bayanihan

1.in times of calamities and catastrophes Filipinos always manage to rise above the challenge. Instead of wallowing they manage to pick themselves up and smile.

The Filipino people are very resilient

Foreign visitors in the country are treated with the utmost respect. This trait is usually seen during fiestas and holidays where many Filipinos are giving their best to entertain their visitors well

The Filipinos are hospitable people

is defined as desirable, trans situational goals that vary in importance and serve as guiding principles in people's lives.

Values