The Medinas and Yerros + The Balisnomos and Batoons
June 17, 2012 - Pamanhikan! For the benefit of my non-Filipino friends, the pamanhikan is a
Filipino tradition. When couples get engaged here, the groom-to-be has
to go to the bride-to-be's house with his family and ask her and her
family for her hand in marriage. Aleq and I wanted to do it before we
started really getting into the wedding plans, so we did it that
weekend. It was so tough finding a date when both families were all
free, and that day was the only day when our schedules were all in
sync. So that Sunday, Aleq and his family went over to my house in
Cavite and met me and my family. In keeping with tradition, they brought
food, but we also prepared some dishes for them.
