The Philippine culture originated in Southern Parts of Asia and was named to honor King Philip II of Spain in 1543. The culture has many languages, and estimated 175, but Tagalog was renamed Filipino and deemed the official language in 1973. The Philippine culture loves big celebrations, they are very fond of music, love performing dances and group songs during festivals. Most of their music is about real life events. Their religion is mostly Christian, about 80% , and about 11% Islam. They are big on sports too, their national sport is Arnis, a form of martial arts, and they also love watching basketball, football and boxing. Manny Pacquiao is popular because of his Arnis skills. The heart of the culture is the family and often in the family a popular activity is cooking. …show more content…
Popular meals include plain rice with salt, fish and chicken meat and for dessert Mahablanca which is a dessert made of coconut milk, corn, surgir and palitaw. During special occasions they eat a culture wide favorite, lechon, which is pig that has been roasted till the skin is crispy. ( The Philippines: Culture and Tradition.” Globalization Partners International Translation Blog) Go to easybib.com to cite your sources, and then use the first piece of information, from the citation in your parenthetical citation. The Philippine culture has specific etiquette such as when meeting somebody they will often touch cheeks or beso which is a single cheek to cheek kiss. They are not a fan of small talk and when having a conversation most often get into deep long conversational topics. They have many favorite sayings and greetings such as Kain, which means “have you eaten? Let’s eat!” They also like to say hiya instead of high. (The Philippines | Etiquette, Customs, Culture & Business.” Kwintessential