EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
end of the mourning period...
giggle, suppressed laugh...
dust...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/pag-ba-ba-BA nang LUK-sa/
FIL: Isang seremonya o ritwal na isinasagawa upang pormal na tapusin ang panahon ng pagluluksa para sa isang yumaong mahal sa buhay, karaniwang isang taon matapos ang kamatayan.
EN: end of the mourning period
This is the cultural 'go signal' to start wearing colors again after a year of wearing black for a departed loved one. It's the transition from 'sana all' to 'move on.' It's a bittersweet event, a mix of remembrance and the permission to fully live again, often marked by a mass and a family meal.
From `pagbababa` (the act of bringing down/ending) and `luksa` (mourning). Literally 'the lowering of mourning'.
A significant Filipino cultural practice marking the first death anniversary. The family traditionally wears black or white during the mourning period.
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🇵🇭 Ginanap ang pagbababa ng luksa para sa lolo noong isang linggo.
🇺🇸 The end of the mourning period for grandpa was held last week.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.