THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN WARSAW PROMOTES THE PHILIPPINES ON POLISH TV
28 December 2022 – The Philippine Embassy in Warsaw was invited to TVP’s popular and long-running Pytanie na Śniadanie (Question for Breakfast) show on 28 December 2022 to talk about the Philippine customs and traditions to welcome and celebrate the New Year 2023.
Mr. Alejandro Ricardo D. Ruiz, Spouse of Philippine Ambassador Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz, and Cultural Officer Ma. Chloe O. Silverio, joined TVP Program Hosts, Ms. Małgorzata Tomaszewska & Aleksander Sikora, who posed questions during the Philippine segment entitled Zwyczaje Sylwestrowe na Filipinach (New Year’s Eve Traditions in the Philippines).
Mr. Ruiz provided a lively description of New Year’s Eve practices in the Philippines such as (a) preparing and eating sticky foods (b) displaying 12 kinds of fruits (c) wearing polka dot clothes (d) putting cash in the wallet (e) opening windows and doors (f) ensuring rice, sugar and salt containers are full (g) making loud noises such as fireworks or banging pots and pan (h) going to mass. He highlighted the basket filled with 12 kinds of fruits, a tray of Arroz Valenciana, and a bottle filled with rice, placed on top of the table at the TVP studio as examples of these practices.
The Philippine Embassy welcomes the opportunity presented by TVP to promote the Philippines and enhance the awareness and appreciation by the Polish public of the customs and traditions of the Filipino people during the Christmas and New Year season.
TVP’s long-running Pytanie na Śniadanie (Question for Breakfast) show on 28 December 2022 featured a Philippine segment entitled Jak Filipińczycy Witają Nowy Rok? (How do the Philippines Welcome the New Year?), with the Philippine Embassy’s Mr. Alejandro Ricardo D. Ruiz, Spouse of Philippine Ambassador Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz, and Cultural Officer Ms. Ma. Chloe O. Silverio, as guests
The Philippine Embassy’s Mr. Alejandro Ricardo Ruiz prepares to reply to the questions posed by TVP Pytanie na Śniadanie hosts Ms. Małgorzata Tomaszewska and Mr. Aleksander Sikora on Zwyczaje Sylwestrowe Na Filipinach (New Year's Eve Customs in the Philippines)
Mr. Alejandro Ricardo D. Ruiz, Spouse of Philippine Ambassador Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz, replies to the questions posed during the TVP Pytanie na Śniadanie show on 28 December 2022
Mr. Alejandro Ricardo D. Ruiz, Spouse of Philippine Ambassador Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz, describes the New Year’s Eve practices in the Philippines during the TVP Pytanie na Śniadanie show on 28 December 2022, including the Kosz z 12 Owocami, "Lepki" Deser, Czyli Sylwestrowe Menu Na Filipinach (Basket with 12 Fruits, "Sticky" Dessert, the New Year's Eve menu in the Philippines)
The Philippine Embassy’s Mr. Alejandro Ricardo D. Ruiz, Spouse of Philippine Ambassador Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz, describes one of the popular Tradycje Noworoczne na Filipinach (New Year Traditions in the Philippines): ensuring a person’s wallet has paper money or coins and is not empty
The Philippine Embassy brought as display a basket filled with 12 fruits, a tray of Arroz Valenciana and a bottle filled with rice, while a video of the Philippine DOT tourism video (“Wake Up in the Philippines”) is played in the background
Philippine Embassy Cultural Officer Ma. Chloe O. Silverio, wearing a polka dot blouse, explains that the most important tradition for the Filipinos is to go to mass on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day to give thanks for the past year and to pray for continued blessings throughout the new year
