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Ten villages in the country's Pampanga province are taking part in an annual giant lantern competition, proudly...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEADIN:\u003cbr/\u003e              Giant, skilfully-crafted lanterns are raising Christmas spirits in the Philippines.\u003cbr/\u003e              Ten villages in the country's Pampanga province are taking part in an annual giant lantern competition, proudly showcasing huge, flashing lanterns to visitors.\u003cbr/\u003e              STORYLINE:\u003cbr/\u003e              These small lanterns - known as 'parols' - traditionally decorate many Filipino homes during the Christmas holidays,\u003cbr/\u003e              Usually made from round or star-shaped frames, they're adorned with colourful paper or polished seashells.\u003cbr/\u003e              It's a popular tradition that ignites the Christmas spirits among Filipinos.\u003cbr/\u003e              In Pampanga, a province on the outskirts of Manila, this tradition is being taken to a much grander scale.\u003cbr/\u003e              It's said the first ever giant lantern was made in Pampanga in 1908 by Francisco Estanislao. It was made using bamboo and cloth.\u003cbr/\u003e              Compared to traditional small Christmas lanterns that decorate homes, Pampanga province's giant flashing lanterns usually measure around 20 feet (almost 7 metres) in diameter.\u003cbr/\u003e              They can hold up to 10,000 flashing light bulbs. \u003cbr/\u003e              While traditional Christmas lanterns can be found all over the Philippines, some of the country's best lantern makers - known as 'parol masters' - are thought to come from Pampanga province. \u003cbr/\u003e              Some families are known to have up to six generations of lantern makers.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"They are actually people who come from all walks of life,\" says city tourism officer Ching Pangilinan.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"They're not engineers, they're not graphic designers or anything. But they're just people who are very passionate and creative. It's something like the 'giant lantern gene' possibly runs in their blood.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Each giant lantern requires a skilful team led by a parol master. It takes months of planning to painstakingly craft these giant artworks.\u003cbr/\u003e              It's hard enough to create a unique design each year, but bringing those ideas to life - using thousands of light bulbs and music - is a difficult task.\u003cbr/\u003e              New technology has been adopted by lantern makers, such as LED lights. But to this day, giant lanterns are still moved manually.\u003cbr/\u003e              Electricity to power the lights is run through wiring, attached to large steel cylinders that are turned by hand, in sync with the music. \u003cbr/\u003e              But what makes a competition winner?\u003cbr/\u003e              Teddy Aguilar, a 46-year-old parol master who's won the competition three consecutive times, says it's the audience reaction.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I guess it's the people because if the lantern is beautiful, the people, they'll start cheering; they'll instantly know who will win (the competition),\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003e              Over a thousand visitors came to see these ten giant lanterns battle it out for the title.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I went here to see just how creative Filipinos are, especially the people of Pampanga,\" says 16-year-old visitor Khent Capati.\u003cbr/\u003e              After hours of light displays from the ten entrants, Aguilar's giant lantern took home the championship trophy.\u003cbr/\u003e              That makes it four victories in a row, often referred to as \"four-peat.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Of course, I'm very, very happy because of the four-peat! I proved that a four-peat is possible,\" says Aguilar. \u003cbr/\u003e              After winning the competition, Aguilar says he plans to meet with his team to develop bigger and better ideas for next year's competition.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Manila, Philippines - 9 December 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Various of traditional Christmas lanterns on display outside store\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Various of traditional Christmas lanterns displayed outside home\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Pampanga, Philippines - 16 December 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Wide of screen, reading (English): 'Giant Lantern Festival 2017' \u003cbr/\u003e              4. Wide of giant lantern competition\u003cbr/\u003e              5. Various of giant lanterns\u003cbr/\u003e              6. Pan right of audience watching giant lanterns\u003cbr/\u003e              7. SOUNDBITE (English/Tagalog) Ching Pangilinan, City Tourism Officer, San Fernando City, Pampanga:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"And what's really amazing about these people who create the giant lanterns, and it's been passed on through generations, and they are able to come up with a lot of innovations, they are actually people who come from all walks of life. They're not engineers, they're not graphic designers or anything. But they're just people who are very passionate and creative. It's something like the 'giant lantern gene' possibly runs in their blood.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              ASSOCIATED PRESS\u003cbr/\u003e              Pampanga, Philippines - 23 November 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              8. Mid of giant lantern light design pattern\u003cbr/\u003e              9. Various of man fixing light bulbs of giant lantern\u003cbr/\u003e              10. Close of bulbs on giant lantern\u003cbr/\u003e              11. Tilt up of man fixing bulbs and wiring at back of giant lantern\u003cbr/\u003e              12. Various of team working on wiring at back of giant lantern\u003cbr/\u003e              13. Wide of Teddy Aguilar, Master Lantern Maker, preparing wiring patterns on steel cylinders\u003cbr/\u003e              14. Close of pattern being drawn on cylinders\u003cbr/\u003e              15. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Teddy Aguilar, Master Lantern Maker:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I guess it's the people because if the lantern is beautiful, the people, they'll start cheering; they'll instantly know who will win (the competition).\"\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Pampanga, Philippines – 16 December 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              16. Various of lantern makers turning steel cylinders to manipulate giant lantern lights \u003cbr/\u003e              17. Setup shot of Khent Capati, 16-year old returning visitor of competition, with friends at competition\u003cbr/\u003e              18. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Khent Capati, 16-year old returning competition visitor:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I went here to see just how creative Filipinos are, especially the people of Pampanga.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              19. Various of ten giant lanterns at competition\u003cbr/\u003e              20. Various of giant lantern details\u003cbr/\u003e              21. Various of audience watching giant lanterns\u003cbr/\u003e              22. Mid of trophy and cheque award onstage\u003cbr/\u003e              23. Wide of Teddy Aguilar's team receiving award onstage\u003cbr/\u003e              24. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Teddy Aguilar, Master Lantern Maker:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Of course, I'm very, very happy because of the four-peat! I proved that a four-peat is possible.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              25. 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