What is the Filipino midnight feast on New Year's Eve called?

The Filipino midnight feast on New Year's Eve is called Medianoche.

Medianoche is a family-centered meal held around midnight as December 31 becomes January 1. The name comes from Spanish and means “midnight.” It is part of the Philippines’ long Christmas-season celebrations, when relatives and friends commonly gather at home for an abundant shared table.

Typical foods vary by household but may include pancit, whose long noodles symbolize long life; hamón, or cured ham; roasted meats such as lechón; barbecued dishes; and desserts. Twelve round fruits are also commonly displayed or served because their shape is associated with prosperity and money for the twelve months ahead.

Medianoche is sometimes confused with nochebuena, another Filipino midnight feast. Nochebuena belongs to Christmas Eve, December 24, while Medianoche is the New Year's Eve meal. Simbang Gabi is different again: it is a series of Catholic dawn or evening Masses leading up to Christmas, not the New Year's feast.

Other New Year's customs may accompany Medianoche, including eating twelve grapes, scattering coins, wearing polka dots, and making loud noises to drive away bad luck.