Family Traditions

The Filipino people are known to have close family ties. This is why you may notice that when you are in the Philippines, the people in a vicinity most of the time know each other. Actually, they are likely related to each other. Whether short or long and distant, the Filipino family will opt to live close to each other. Filipino people will stay with their parents as long as possible. The Filipino people are very traditional people. They believe in many different kinds of customs and follow lots of various traditions.

1.In a traditional Filipino Family,the Father is considered as the head and the provider of the family. The mother is the ILaw of the family, which takes care of the domestic needs and emotional growth of the children.


2.Another is that, Filipino Family made themselves exceptional from others andntheor strong respect for the elders. Children are taught from birth how to say "po" and "opo'.

3.Even after schooling, Filipino children are not obliged to get out of their homes unless they want to. Most of them keep their relationship to their close parents by staying before ther get married.

4.Upon arriving home,Filipino Family's expect choldren to practice the kissing of hands or placing their parents or elders hand to their foreherads with the greetings "mano po"