Monday, December 18, 2006

Christmas in our Baranggay

Days were so fast. Nights were getting colder.
It just signals one thing.
It's Christmas Season once again.

It gets me excited whenever the season comes. I go to our province in Mati to celebrate it with my family and relatives.

I began waking-up early for an early mass. As a part of our PASTORAL YOUTH ASSOC., it is in our job that we call "pamukaw" wherein all youth are requested to wake up early and bring any sound equipments to use for waking up the sleeping night. I could not explain the wonderful experience being with them, as we all together share our laughters and fun.

Though, it's not in the family tradition to give gifts during Christmas(some may). I can still feel the love and warmth of each presence in the gathering. It gives me joy when i see the family together with other relatives eat in one table sharing the goodness of the year thay have brought them.

Another thing that i like about our Christmas is our tradition of "parol dancing". By the end of the Simbang Gabi, there are prepared "parols" hang on the church' ceiling. After the mass, the parols are manipulated as if they were dancing. I can imagine the intensity of the children seeing the dancing stars. All amazed of what they saw.

Hmmmm....Truly, Christmas in the Philippines is incomparrable.
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