In the Philippines, New Year's Eve ("Bisperas ng Bagong Taon") is a special non-working holiday. Filipinos usually celebrate New Year's Eve in the company of family or close friends. Traditionally, most households would visit the churches and attend year-end service and afterwards, would host or attend a midnight feast called the "Media Noche". Typical dishes included holiday fare, "pancit" (for long life) and "Hamón". "Lechon" (roasted pig), is usually prepared, as is barbecued food. Some refrain from serving chicken, as their scratching and pecking for food is unlucky, being an idiom for a hand-to-mouth existence.