There wasn't anywhere in Denmark I could buy or loan a Filipino parol at short notice for an international Christmas event at Studieskolen this Friday ... so I made my own... and then some!
It's small, and only a half-lantern, so really just a hanging decoration though it looks like an authentic one at first glance.
I used ... ta-da!... the bamboo sticks from a sushi rolling mat, some hot glue, Christmas silk paper from a craft store, natural fiber for binding tomatoes and beans to stakes (bought from a garden supply), and a paper dinner napkin (the three layers carefully separated: I have an extra layer now) to make the tails. The napkin was wonderful -- it gave the tails the perfect degree of lightness and drape!
The sight of it, and its white sister, hanging in the dining room makes my heart swell with joy.
The red lantern and the white are joined by a third.
This color combo is very Filipino and, fortuitously, also the Danish national colors.
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