Upd Lantern Parade 2024. Up diliman’s (upd) most anticipated christmas event soared high in keeping with the year’s theme “pumailanlang.”. The lantern parade started in 1922, inspired by the folk practice of carrying lanterns of various shapes and sizes to light the way to the early morning december masses.

The up lantern parade can trace its tradition to the carrying of lanterns of various shapes and sizes to light the way to the early morning mass or misa de gallo, but had. Around 2,500 contingents and spectators gathered at the.