Christmas has come and gone but the memories are still fresh.
We posted about ways on how we could possibly spend a Frugal Christmas without sacrificing quality.
We shared about Christmas traditions.
We shared our fondest memories of Christmas when we were younger.
So now the Weekly Question asks:
My answer:
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas traditions, family
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
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
I have started a series of Frugal Christmas posts about personalized Christmas gift tags, being on the lookout for that “perfect” chocolate chip cookies recipe so I can bake these as as gifts and handmade paper stockings as tree ornaments.
I hope to feature more of the things/ideas that I want to do.
To further perk me up, I have decided to do the Weekly Question about Frugal Christmas ideas/practices.
Check out this New York Times article: No Job and Fewer Gifts
So the Weekly Question is:
What frugal or practical Christmas tips (does your family practice) that you can share to cut down on Christmas-related expenses but not necessarily sacrificing on quality?
My answer:
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Tagged Christmas, family, Frugal Christmas, home, lifestyle, Practical Living
