A powerpoint presentation about Similar Values and Traditions of Filipino and Chinese for the subject '21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World' in Senior High School (SHS)

1. SIMILAR VALUES AND
TRADITIONS OF
FILIPINO AND CHINESE
By: Group 3
VERDEFLOR, Sophia Marie
MANCILLA, Mei-Lanny
DELOS REYES, Eunice Michaella
FERRER, Babylyn
ANTONIO, Rose Mir
AGUILAR, Maria Victoria
PASCUAL, Nicole
GUTIERREZ, Shuichi

2. 1. Believer of Horoscopes
• “…and examined the signs of the
Zodiac – the Hwang-tao, or Yellow
Road...After a long silence, he made
an answer to her”
• Lucky Number and Lucky Color
• Both Chinese and mostly Filipinos are
believer of Lucky numbers and Lucky
colors. Sometimes, these also affect
their attitude towards things in daily
basis.
• Zodiac Sign and Zodiac System
• Both Chinese and Filipinos believe in
Zodiac Signs and Zodiac system.

3. 2. Blood Sacrifice
•“Gold and brass will
never meet in
wedlock, silver and
iron never will
embrace, until the
flesh of a maiden be
melted in the
crucible; until the
blood of a virgin be
mixed with metals in
3. Love for Parents
•Ko-Ngai is a best
representation of a
loving daughter. Both
the Chinese and
Filipinos value their
parents more than
anyone else. Both are
willing to sacrifice
anything for their
parents in the name of

4. 4. Celebration of Chinese New Year
•As part of the Chinese
influence, Filipinos also
celebrate Chinese New Year
annually and now became a
Filipino tradition. There’s a
place in the Philippines,
commonly known as the
China Town in Binondo,
Metro Manila which is festive
during the said celebration.

5. 5. Family-Oriented
•The Chinese ideal family, four
generations living together,
symbolizes the ideals of
harmony, happiness,
longevity, and a large thriving
family. In the Filipino
tradition, if a man ever
marries a woman you also
marry the family. It is also
common that a Filipino
family get to live with their

6. 6. Superstition/
“Pamahiin”
• Superstition or commonly
known as Pamahiin now
became a part of the
Philippine culture. This is a
part of the Chinese
influences to the Philippines.
e.g. Cutting or trimming one’s
nail at night is not encouraged
as this practice will attract
wandering spirits to one.
7. Feng Shui
•Chinese and most
of the Filipinos
believe that Feng
Shui is important
and very helpful
to live a healthy
and prosperous
life.

7. 8. Festive Festivals
•Here in the Philippines,
we have different festivals
in different places in our
country. Same as with the
Chinese culture, they also
have different festivals
such as the Dragon Boat
Festival, Lantern Festival,
The 24 Solar Turns, etc.

8. 9. Respect to Elderlies
•“Mano po,” the usage of
“Opo” and “po” are part of
the Filipino values. Chinese
also have this kind of value.
Although it is not
necessarily the usage of “po”
or “opo,” this also signifies
respect to the elders. In
China, they do not say “Ni
hao” to elders, rather, they
use “Nin hao” since “Nin”
means respect.

9. 10. Practices during New Year
Celebration
•Preparing of pancit that
symbolizes long life.
•Coins for wealth, and get rice
in a bowl with rolled paper
money for wealth prosperity.
•Wearing something red
during new year’s night

10. 11. Wedding Ceremony
•The Chinese wedding these days
is almost the same as that of
Filipinos. There is much Filipino
influence on local Chinese
Weddings. Even if the two
families are not Christian, the
wedding, almost always, is in a
church (Catholic or Protestant)
with all the religious ceremony
and the presence of sponsors.

11. 12. Giving something to your
future husband/wife and his/her
family
•“Pamamanhikan” is a part
of the practice before
marriage. During this
time, the future wife of the
man, must give him and
his family a dowry. Same as
the Chinese practice
wherein the family of the
groom begins to spend a
lot of money for her future
13. Lucky Red Envelope/
“Ang Pao”
•A red envelope
is a monetary
gift which is
given during
holidays or
special

12. 15. Funeral
•Since cremation is
traditionally, the burial of
the dead is a matter taken
very seriously in both
Filipino and Chinese
society. Improper funeral
arrangement is a sign of
being disrespectful.

13. •Generally, it is part of the
values and traditions of both
Filipino and Chinese is that
they give importance to the
values and traditions that
their country has.