This time of year right in the middle of the holiday season. There's a beloved

frenzy tradition playing out in Filipino households all around the world.

Here to explain is reporter Gabriel Burbe.

Hello?

Hi Lola.

Hi, how are you? I'm good. How are you? That by the way is Gabby's grandma.

I'm good, okay. I just came from the church.

A few weeks ago I called my Lola to ask if she would be taking part in this annual tradition.

Okay, so are you sending a Balak-buy-unbox this year?

Do you know what Balak Bayhings is?

Are you quizzing me?

The Balak Bayon box is the box that Filipinos abroad send to their relatives back in the Philippines.

That's right. It's Ballet is returning, and Bayan is home, like Philippines, that's my home.

A Bawak Bayan box is a huge cardboard box, usually over 100 pounds, that Filipinos living all over the world send to family

members who are still living in the Philippines. The word Balak Bayan literally

means homecoming in Tagalog.

When I was in the Philippines, it was Uncle Dennis who came here in America first.

He was the one who first sent us a Balit Bayh and Bax. To me, the Balibayam

Bax, we always looking forward to eat it.

Today, my Lola lives in the US, which means she's usually the one sending Belikboxes.

But when she was still living in the Philippines, she remembers receiving them.

Do you remember like the delivery person walking up to the door for...

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