What other countries have adopted Filipino celebrations and customs?

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Due to trade with other former Spanish colonies and with Spain itself, local Filipino culture has made its way across oceans.

Mexico has adopted some customs and cultural imports from the Philippines.

• In Mexico, the growing of palm wine came from the Philippines.

• Mangoes, native to Asia, are now part of Mexican cuisine.

• Coconuts, native to Southeast Asia and Melanesia have also been introduced to Mexico as a result of trade with the Philippines.

• Distillation techniques to make coconut palm liquor called lambanog have been used to make tequila.

• Chamoy might have been influenced by Filipino kiamoy, or dried sour fruits.

• The Manton de Manila, derived from the Filipino panuelo is part of folk costumes.

Spain even got some influence from the Philippines, as the pith helmet was inspired by the salakot. This helmet has since spread throughout European military wear.

Guam, while a territory, also has some Filipino influence.

• The carabao is the unofficial national animal of Guam. It was brought over by Filipino settlers.

• Cuisine such as pancit, lumpia, dinuguan, and puto have also been brought over and part of local Guamanian dishes.

• The Mestiza dress of Guam is highly inspired by the Traje de Mestiza of the Philippines with a blouse made of pina fiber.

• Tschongka, a wooden board game played with shells into holes is inspired by sungka.