Brian Tenorio Guys, can you help me define FILIPINIANA Thanks
Chris Jalandoni at 1:03am May 25
FILIPINIANA, I think, is a slang for anything Filipino. I guess.
Kurt Torres at 1:07am May 25
errr philippine lit books' section in the lib?
Joel Suplido at 1:10am May 25
It refers to Philippine-related literary material, and literature written in Filipino and other Philippine dialects and languages.
Mike TheMechanic at 1:14am May 25
Anything by Patis Tesoro or found in Nayong Pilipino. Meron pa ba nun?
Leah Camilla R. Besa-Jimenez at 1:21am May 25
Refers to artifacts of the culture of the Philippines, reflective of its history and even folklore.
Ernan Munoz at 1:23am May 25
pertaining to the culture, heritage, history and traditions of the Philippines and its people
Raab de Boracay-Manila at 1:23am May 25
anything in reference to filipino culture?
Markus L. Schmidt at 1:26am May 25
We went to the Villa Escudero fiesta yesterday. Theme was Filipiniana... which refers to your outfit of course and is anything traditional or modern Filipino... from Mindanao to Ifugao. Traditionally however Filpiniana refers to the southern Luzon "Spanish influenced" style like the barong, the terno etc... or the camisa de chino...
Paulo Angelo C. Famularcano at 2:25am May 25
My stab at this: Any product of the Filipino culture of the colonial era.
Alodia Cecilia Mascenon Sales at 3:26am May 25
...think, Maria Clara :)
Kat Palasi at 3:37am May 25
maybe any product of the mix of cultures between east and west. so where does INDIGENOUS fit in, i wonder. i really don't have an answer. Filipino-made comes closest to my mind...?
Brian Tenorio at 3:42am May 25
I actually am more concerned about the range of the ideas from the comments -- from slang to literature -- to Philippine-made. Very interesting...
Kat Palasi at 3:47am May 25
I sometimes get irritated when all i see during "Filipiniana" occasions are the traditional "ideas" of what is Filipino--baro't saya,camisa de chino,etc. and then it stops there. so mangyan,igorot,ilocano,bicol, etc is non existent. and tourism officials don't know what the f*ck they are promoting.see, i am showing my irritation again, b.....
Joseph Lim Jr. at 7:35am May 25
I had no idea there are tourism officials in the philippines
Jam Yap at 9:24am May 25
I guess if you compare it with the term "Americana," then "Filipiniana" could be defined as artifacts of the culture of our country typifying that of a certain period/era's. I agree with Paulo on the "colonial era" bit - my take on the timing is the beginning of the 20th century, all the way to the Commonwealth era but before WWII... when ... Read More
Brian Tenorio at 6:59pm May 25
The Americana comment makes a lot of sense. When the I googled the definitions online, they are very different though. I will need to check how often "Americana" as a term is used and how effectively. I rarely here it in the US too. Let's see... hehehehe thanks everyone!
