...just like the ones I used to know [as a child]....
Where the streets and houses are decorated with brightly lit multi-colored parols (lanterns)....
And children gather every night to sing both Western and Filipino carols from house to house....
Where for 9 consecutive days from December 16 of each year, right before dawn, people go to hear mass and enjoy native snacks and hot tea sold outside the church....
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On Christmas eve people go to midnight mass to celebrate Christ's birth, have either an elaborate or simple meal with their families at home....
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Where Christmas has always been and still is [I hope] a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Maligayang Pasko
Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
Joyeux Noël
More on Filipino Christmas traditions here.Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
Joyeux Noël
4 comments:
Thank you for sharing and posting this. I am missing my family more... and wish I could be with them overseas in the Philippines so I can partake in these traditional customs especially during Christmastime! Maligayang Pasko sa inyo lahat! :)
Maligayang Pasko to you and your family, Oggi!
Merry Christmas to all!
Charles, thanks for dropping by.
I use a point-and-shoot digital camera and take photos using natural lighting as much as possible and then I sharpen the images before uploading to my blog.:)
Pinoy Christmas is the best!! Love the atmosphere & the FOOD! :D
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