dear santa
Tato has mailed his letter:Mak has made his list (and checked it twice!):Christmas is finally here. That was fast.You could say I was one of the lucky ones. I knew Santa. I shared priceless moments with him once a year, every year, for about a decade. The scene was always the same. A party at my...
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San Fernando Pampanga: The Christmas Capital of the Philippines
Christmas is just around the corner. Only two dys to go and the whole world will be celebrating the happiest day in the calendar.
But here in the Philippines, the City of San Fernando Pampanga takes Christmas celebration seriously. Christmas is part of the lives of every Fernandinos.
And when we connect...
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Festival of Lights and Music in CPU, Jaro Iloilo
Christmas in Iloilo is always something that is always something to look forward to. And in this City of Love, two schools always stand out during this time because of its extravagant Christmas preparations.
Among the two schools in Iloilo has is always bongga in decorating its buildings is the Central...
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Traditional Filipino Christmas
The celebration of Christmas in the Philippines begins on the 16th of December and ends on the first Sunday of January which is the Feast of the Epiphany (The Three Kings). The Christmas season starts December 16 with a Mass called the Misa de Gallo. A Christmas carol (also called a Noël) is a carol...
Source: Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009
The Filipino Christmas Lantern
As early as November, Filipinos houses, offices, schools, shopping malls and even streets are adorned with these star-shaped multicolored lanterns. Parol is a traditional Filipino Christmas decoration, a five point star-shaped Christmas lantern. Many Filipinos make their own lanterns. The parol (pah-role),...
Source: Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009
The Christmas Tree
As early as the 17th century, Germans had transformed this pagan symbol of fertility into a Christian symbol of rebirth. According to legend, the Christmas tree tradition began with the founder of German Protestantism, Martin Luther. While walking through the forest on Christmas Eve, Luther was so moved...
Source: Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or simply “Santa”, is the legendary and mythical figure who, in many cultures, brings gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24. The legend may...
Source: Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009
