Just a few more days to go before the big day comes. You know what I mean, Christmas.
For everyone in the world celebrating this special day, they have traditions old and new, that they practice when celebrating this special day.
So the very late Weekly Question will focus on sharing (old and new) Christmas traditions that you and your family have:
What are the Christmas traditions and you and your family practice?
My answer:
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“Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way…”
“Pasko na naman, o kay tulin ng araw…” (hindi po ito translation ng Jingle bells, lol)
These are what we usually hear the carolers sing. Happy songs, they almost invite the listeners to join in the fun, making us remember that Christmas is near.
Masaya, kaiga-igaya and nagpapa-alala sa atin na malapit na ang Pasko.
Last weekend when we went to The Fort, we saw several wonderfully dressed and happy people singing carols and greeting people “Merry Christmas” It sure felt great to see them.
Nung isang linggong napadpad kami sa The Fort nakakita kami ng mga taong me magagarang damit. Sila ay masasaya at nagbigay ng ngiti sa mga labi ng mga taong kanilang binabati ng kanilang American accent na “Merry Chirstmas!”
Ayan, medyo nahiya pa ang aking unico hijo, napilitan yatang ngumiti 😀
There are my two younger children with Julian a bit apprehensive.
But do you know that there is another face to this happy caroling?
Alam nyo ba na may ibang mukha ang pagkakaroling na ito?
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Tagged Bonifacio High Street, caroling, children, Christmas, Litratong Pinoy, Philippines, poverty
Saturday was spent having sessions with my enrichment students from 8am till 5pm. Sunday was spent staying in except for mass during the early evening.
When my husband and children came to pick me up around 5pm, I was so hungry that we went directly to a restaurant and didn’t have time to go to church for the anticipated mass because it was a bit late for that.
We decided to go to Market! Market! so that I could get some books at the weekend book sale of a popular local bookstore chain.
I got a number of books to be given as gifts. Yes, bargain books as low as PhP20, like the earlier ones I got. Of course, this was in line with my keeping a frugal Christmas 😀
Anyway, a night stroll at Bonifaco High Street and Serendra was a delight! We did have some problems with the parking though, everywhere was full. Course, that being a Saturday night.
There were so many colors to see at night. The place is huge with open spaces where children (and pets) can move about.
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Tagged Bonifaco High Street, family bonding, Krispy Kreme, Market Market
We have had the same Christmas tree ornaments for years now. The gold ribbons were made as such 10 Christmases ago. The red ribbons came to be five Christmases ago. The golden stars and beads were collected one after the other.
This year, we have added something new.
Handmade, homemade Christmas decor.
(Practicing frugal Christmas would have enabled me to afford a Sony Vaio for my husband but that would have to take a back seat for now)
We made handmade paper stockings last week.
This week, we made and hanged these:
Family photos as Christmas tree ornaments.
These make the tree and the special event itself even more special. Isn’t it that the first Christmas was about a family who had nowhere to go? Even so, Mary bore a son who was in fact God’s son.
Anyway…
Here was how these family photo Christmas tree ornaments were made:
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Tagged arts and crafts, Christmas, Christmas tree, Frugal Christmas, homefront
One of my favorite songs is “The Gift” by Jim Brickman.
Isa sa aking paboritong kanta ang “The Gift” ni Jim Brickman.
For me, the most important gifts we can ever receive in our whole lifetime is LIFE and LOVE. LIFE because we exist and we enjoy God’s blessings as well as trials. LOVE because if we love God and the people around us everything will fall into place.
Para sa akin, ang dalawang pinaka-importanteng regalo na ating matatanggap habang tayo ay buhay pa ay ang BUHAY at PAGMAMAHAL. BUHAY dahil tayo ay naisilang at nag-eenjoy sa biyaya at pagsubok ng Diyos. PAGMAMAHAL dahil kung mahal natin ang Diyos at ang ating mga kapwa, maayos ang ating buhay.
Family. Isn’t it that they mean everything to us and we give them our love?
Pamilya. Hindi ba sila ang ating buhay at sila ay ating binibigyan ng pagmamahal?
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Tagged family, life, life and living, Litratong Pinoy, living, love, loving, Thought Bubbles
