"Pagmamano"
@masterviajero (697)
Philippines
May 24, 2007 7:01pm CST
it has been, and i hope will be, a tradition of young filipinos to give "mano" to the elderly, be it be grandparents, relatives and even parents.. this is done by touching one's forehead to the elder's hand and say "mano po." (i hope the image shows how it is done).
but when i usually do that in front of other people, i could feel that people are staring at me and might be asking "what's he doing?" i dont know if it still done to some other parts of the country. or it is regularly done and not only during christmas season when asking for aguinaldo. its one of those tradition that the young should not be embarrassed to do and im very proud in doing it!
to fellow filipinos, do you still do this?
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@tala91285 (1074)
• Philippines
25 May 07
I still do this a lot, to my parents especially. Whenever they'd come home from work, I bless (that's how it's normally translated to English right hehe). It's an old tradition my family wants to preserve. During our family reunions, you seldom see children, like my cousins, kiss their elders - we do mano.
I like this Filipino way of showing respect to elders. It's a gesture exclusive to our country. It's just sad that most children nowadays don't practice this anymore. Parents should at least enlighten their children on this act..I know I would.
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
25 May 07
yes bless.. thank you.. been trying to find the right word! :)
in the provinces i seldom see the young doing this old tradition. they just kiss say goodbye and thats it.. we are very, very respectful to our elderly.. but sad to say in this modern times, we tend to forget this tradition, and just concentrate in sending SMS or playing the computer.. i cant seem to see myself old and being disrespected! we must teach children and we keep doing it..
thanks for the input, glad that somebody still does it..
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@tala91285 (1074)
• Philippines
25 May 07
No problem. I like old people and I like Filipino traditions. It's a good mix because the old people are the one's who can fully appreciate good old Filipino traditions ^_^
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
25 May 07
yes the old people are the ones who really appreciate traditions.. but with whats going with the youth nowadays, do you think traditions will survive? i just hope so...
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@kyutstudph (1263)
• Philippines
25 May 07
Yes I still do this as part of our culture and respect to the elder people.
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
25 May 07
well i just hope that there are people out there who still do this... respect for our elders is what distinguish as! lets continue doing this..
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@el_jeffo (750)
• Philippines
26 May 07
Yes, I still do this, especially towards the much older members of my extended family, and my aunts and uncles. I do this whenever I see them, not just doing Christmas, although it does seem to gain me points during special occassions hehe. Don't worry if people are staring at you when you do this; every country has their own traditions and customs, and some of them are actually really weird. Doing the "mano" is one of the most elegant and gallant ways of showing respect to people, and it isn't something you should be embarrassed about.
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@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
26 May 07
im not embarrassed at all in doing this.. im rather proud.. what ive notice is that the youth nowadays are the ones embarrassed in doing this tradition! or they just do it on holidays to be assured a gift!
am glad that another fellow filipino still do it..
