HOW TO DO THE MANO PO (Filipino Gesture)

One of my favorite things about Filipino culture.

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[thecosmicprince]

I remember the anxiety I felt before a party when my mom would remind me to make sure I bless every adult in the room - which usually meant like 30+ strangers I never met in my life.

[florencefineart]

Coming back to this after my grandma passed away. I did the Mano Po as soon I came to the hospital room after she just passed. Then my last time in her coffin at the funeral. I'm saddened I'll never get to do it again with her. She was my last surviving grandparent. I'll still continue to do this tradition whenever I come across a Filipino elder until I become one myself. Thank you for this video.❤️

[maeannbaguio]

it's a sign of respect ☺️ we alsways do that to our grandparents or older than us ❤️

[Jose]

This is done Mexico also! There are Mexicans of Filipino blood here in Guerrero and Colima and they do this gesture as well. As a Mexican born in Michoacán I love Filipinos god bless Philippines! Mexico and Philippines like family! 🇲🇽❤🇵🇭👍🏻👍🏻

[archsword]

Specific to reach the right hand with your right hand as well.

[Kendryden]

My boyfriends dad wants me to call him “tatay” which means father. I’m also starting to bless him when I go to their house. It’s an experience that takes time to get used to, but it also makes me feel like I’m already part of the family

[jameshance]

mano po, GOD BLESS YOU, txns Tom for featuring Filipino tradition by blessing the hand of olders, 😃😇🙏👍

[yummymellon]

Ouh wait we have this too in Malaysia but mainly the malay people did it as part of our culture and tradition. So interesting to see philippines have the same thing. This is exciting need to dig where this originate from and see how we all get to related to each other by this. 😍

[yuki_kuesuto]

I’m gonna meet my friend’s family for the first time, and she said it would be polite to do this. I’m kind of nervous, but now I’m almost excited

[Huntergelo]

The classic Filipino gesture! I do want to carry this and teach to my future kids. We usually do this for our godparents, grandparents, aunt and uncle. There are times the aunt or uncle or even the godparent is younger than the person doing it haha 😂
About the indication to perceive as an old people is so true haha 😂 a lot of my auntie doesn't want to be bless by us and telling us "no! I don't want! I'm not old yet!" haha 😂 it's so funny

I have a funny story regarding this, I was jogging around the village I am staying and there's this kid at certain house in the village always taking my hand to do this and if I just jog passed him, he will chase me just to do this haha😂 but that's so cute 😁

[AlexanderGuckenberger]

I'm meeting her parents soon. This helps clarify the tradition well. I feel more prepared po.

[softbytesunlimited]

Thanks tom, your becoming a Filipino in heart, salute to you.👍

[nurselen]

This is so nice 😊 yes, the respect is something you give and the blessing is what you receive when you take the hand of a respected elder.

[officialannie.eats]

I think you're part Pinoy 😀 Maraming salamat for loving our culture ❤️🇵🇭

[tiethsrose]

You have a great personality that will be admired most of the Filipino people a new style of technique approach of some idea not in common to other blogger and I love to watch very entertaining and please to everyone... Good job Tom!

[tagaislaako]

Very true observation about our Filipino culture. Respect to elder/older is very important for us here in the Philippines.

[squidhardcastle]

One of my students did this to me today and I had to look it up. Knowing this warmed my heart! ❤

[carlasarabia]

🇵🇭💞 i hope this is still practised today

[robertotamesis]

Mano po custom came from the Laconia -Spartans mercernaries who took refuge for stealing Alexander golden war booty ships while they were in India, they came about 323 BCE . Proof Filipinos still eat the Spartan dish called Melos Zomos or Dinuguan. Greek historians even said young Spartan warriors from school would greet old uncles warriors, this is even seen by ancient arts works in Laconia -Sparta pottery as a form of respect. We Filipinos still use scrubbing stone in our bath like the ancient Greeks. It was Antonio Pigaffeta study that brought Spain to find the Philippines to the last known location of Laconia -Spartans mercernaries adventure.

[AngryKittens]

A safe age range for mano is 40 upwards. Anyone younger than that, don't mano, unless they are your older relative (aunts, uncles, etc.; excluding cousins and siblings).