Week 1&2

• THE PASTILLAS CANDIES ORIGINATED FROM SAN MIGUEL, BULACAN, A PROVINCE OF THE PHILIPPINES. EVERY YEAR A PASTILLAS FESTIVAL IS HELD WHERE PEOPLE SHOWCASE THEIR YUMMY MILK CANDIES WRAPPED IN PABALAT.​
• Taka: paper mache made using wooden sculpture as a mold, invented in the town of Paete, Laguna.
• Singkaban is used for the festival of arts and culture in honor of Lady of Victory in Malolos, Bulacan.
• Pahiyas is from Lucban, Quezon.
• Giant Lanterns is from San Fernando, Pampanga.
• Wood Carving is from Paete, Laguna.
• SANIKULAS COOKIES ARE ARROWROOT COOKIES THAT HAVE THE IMAGE OF ST. NICHOLAS MOLDED ON IT AN ERGO THAT NAME SANIKULAS. ​
• ST. NICHOLAS IS ALSO KNOWN AS “THE HEALER” FROM ILLNESSES. ​
• Sanikulas Cookie Mold Carvings (Pampanga) 
•  PABALOT OR PASTILLAS WRAPPER CUTTING ART (BULACAN​)
•  The wrapper is made from delicate Japanese paper. 
• Taka (Laguna)
• • In the Philippines, the first recorded or mentioned, created “Taka” was by a woman named Maria Bangue in the 1920’s. ​
• PAGBUBURDA (TAAL, LUMBAN, LAGUNA)
• Although it is mostly done by women who are wives of the farmers and fishermen, it is not uncommon to see fishermen and farmers who are also carefully and delicately embroidering floral designs during their “offseason.” (pagbuburda)
• PUNI OR PALM LEAF FOLDING (BULACAN)​
• Puni can also be used to create woven baskets, bags, and even fans. 
• Because of the abundance of coconut leaves, Pinoys have ingeniously created toys and other items through Puni.