By: Jenni Colone

 The Yuletide celebration starts in September and ends in January  Christmas carols and decorations start in September as well  The formal Christmas celebration starts on December 16 th  The celebrations continues to the first Sunday in January

 Most Filipinos are Christians with about 80% of people being Catholic  It’s the only Asian country with so many Christians  Christmas in the most important holiday

 Christmas parties/ fireworks  Simbang Gabi/ Misa de Gallo  Noche Buena feast  Decorating

 Simbang Gabi  Night Masses until Christmas Eve  This celebration is normally celebrated by Catholics  Attending Masses is meant to show devotion to God  After Mass, families buy traditional Filipino holiday fare

 Is on December 24 th  A big, open house, celebration with family, friends, and neighbors  Families dine together around midnight on traditional yuletide fare  Other families open presents at this time  Most people stay awake all night into Christmas Day

 Because of Americanization, Santa Claus, Christmas Tree, reindeer, and snow have become popular  Christmas lights are strung all throughout the cities  Paról and Belén are considered traditional

 The two traditional Filipino Christmas symbols  P-star shaped lanterns which are used to decorate homes and buildings  Represented as the Star of Bethlehem  They are beloved and iconic to Filipinos  B- a creche (a manger scene)

 In 2013, the Philippines was hit by Typhoon Haiyan and thousands of people were made homeless  Lots of people can’t celebrate Christmas like they used to

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