Officially, Christmas in the Philippines starts on September 1st, the beginning of the BER months. Every FM and AM station plays Christmas songs daily from September 1 until the New Year. Department stores display Christmas decorations along side costumes and spooky decors for Halloween as early as October. At this time, the streets are already teeming with carolers. Some street children get in the public vehicles (jeepneys, please see the image) to appeal on passengers' good hearts with their voices. Their set list includes both Christmas songs and current English and Filipino hits. The older carolers, on the other hand, visit houses and business establishments with their instruments.
The Philippines, I think, is the only country in the world that celebrates a looooong Christmas, which, every Filipino living abroad always misses. So, I'll be posting updates as the season progresses because I just love Christmas! Who doesn't?
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| The giant Christmas tree in SM City Cebu. |
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| SM Christmas Village of Hope |
For the background story of SM Christmas Village of Hope, please follow these links:
And for detailed photographs of some of the miniature scenes, you can check here.
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| Books + look/feel of Christmas = my kind of a happy place. Double happiness. |
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| Inside my sister's university. |
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