Filipino Community in Switzerland Celebrates Feast of Sto. Niño 

Dressed in traditional attire, some Filipino women participate in the procession preceding the mass to celebrate the Feast of Sto. Niño. (Berne PE photos)

BERNE 14 February 2019 – Traditional Filipino dances liven up the Feast of Santo Niño celebrated by the Philippine Embassy in Berne and the Filipino community in Switzerland on 20 January 2019 in Zürich.

Led by the Philippine Catholic Mission’s Chaplain Father Antonio Enerio, SVD, the event dubbed as the mother of all Philippine feasts gathered some 800 Filipinos from the cantons of Aargau, Basel, Berne, Geneva, Lucerne, St. Gallen, Solothurn, Thurgau, Vaud, Zug, and Zürich, among others.

The celebration commenced with a concelebrated mass, followed by lunch which featured Filipino delicacies such as lechon, pancit, menudo, and other Filipino favorites.

Filipino groups from different cantons performed traditional dances associated with the Feast, resembling the typical Filipino fiesta where families and friends gathered in celebration of friendship, faith, and tradition.  END

Filipinos from all over Switzerland, headed by Philippine Catholic Mission in Switzerland Chaplain Father Antonio Enerio (top photo, middle in white frock), joined the celebration referred to as the “mother of Philippine feasts.” Ambassador Denis Yap Lepatan (lower photo, middle) led the Philippine Embassy in Berne during the celebration. (Berne PE photos)

Filipinos participants in their traditional Filipiñana costume perform traditional dances associated with the Feast. (Berne PE photos)

For more information, visit www.bernepe.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinSwitzerland.