Christmas celebration in the Philippines is considered to be the longest one in Asia.
Eve. Christmas spirit can be felt everywhere. Approximately, Filipinos are 90% Christians and 80% of that Catholic. Keeping up in Christmas preparations, how do Filipinos celebrate Christmas in the Philippines?
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Below are the customs and traditions on how Filipinos take pleasure in this season and what you can expect if you’re celebrating this special holiday in the Philippines.
Table of Contents
Simbang Gabi
Parols
Christmas sale shopping
Snow theme events and performance
Dancing lights show
Children caroling
Puto Bumbong during Simbang Gabi
Noche Buena
Gift opening and exchange gifts
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Simbang Gabi
Simbang Gabi by Shubert Ciencia CC BY 2.0
This is one of the oldest Christmas traditions in the Philippines. Filipinos flock to the Catholic church to attend a 9~ day pre-dawn mass or frequently known as “Simbang Gabi”. people wake up at dawn and go to church to attend the 1-hour church service that normally begins at 4 am. On Christmas Eve, they normally held the church service in the evening. The Simbang Gabi is a way of thanksgiving, worship, petition or simply to fulfilling someone’s wish come true. Some Filipinos believe that if you completed the 9-day church service, your utmost wish might come true!
Parols
Photo by Gep Pascual CC BY-ND 2.0
You might have already seen something like this somewhere else or probably only in the Philippines; you might think it is unique. Indeed! Filipinos are always very creative that they even design parols on their own. Parols are graced with various designs, colours, sizes, lights, and prices. It is a standard symbol of Christmas spirits in the Philippines, and each house has one or a lot more parols hanging whichever spot is visible. It is like a star shining brightly in one’s home.
Christmas sale shopping
Filipinos love Christmas sale; a lot of shopping malls offer a pre-Christmas sale of some items. Christmas decorations as well are glamorous and dazzling. big balls and a gigantic Christmas tree are consistently striking in the eye.
SM mall of Asia by AJ Torrefiel CC BY 2.0
Philippines has lots of big and large shopping malls. In fact, the greatest shopping mall in Asia can be found here. a lot of of them as well as parks, streets are widely fancy decorated and colorful Christmas decorations. during this season, people go to these places to go shopping as a way of preparing and getting presents. In this season, a lot of shopping malls are crowded and covered with enormous Christmas decorations that attract buyers as expected.
Snow theme events and performance
Since the Philippines is a tropical country yet snow motion pictures such as Frozen are very popular among children, some shows and events are catered to entertain not only for children but adults as wells. kids and young at heart people can take pleasure in while enjoying sensational ballerinas snow costumed theme.
Dancing lights show
Photo by Doun CC BY 2.0
Spectacular dancing lights show every 30 minutes that is also open for the public like this one at Ayala triangle garden, Makati City. It opens in the early week of December to the first week of new Year. Every year, children, parents, and families are habitually looking forward to experiencing and enjoying one of the most spectacular dancing lights show in the Philippines.
Children caroling
Photo by Glendale Lapastora CC BY-SA 2.0
Christmas is for children and it’s a very crucial event that they’ve been waiting for! What is a lot more special in the Philippines during Christmas season than seeingnullnull