"The Spirit of Christmas
is in its beautiful traditions
and thoughtful customs"
Five days to go
and its Christmas time. Whew, time flies so fast and I do miss a lot of things
I used to do.
First is the
"Simbang Gabi" or Misa de Gallo (nine days of dawn masses). The Misa
de Gallo starts as early as 4am. It commences on 16th of December
and ends on a Midnight Mass on the 24th of December. I always tried
my best to complete these nine (9) masses because my mom would always tells us
that if we complete the nine masses, our wishes will come true. I don’t really
remember the wishes I had but as far as I am now, I am thankful and blessed for
some of them came true.
Second is right
after the mass is the traditional delicacies await the churchgoers. Food stalls
were right outside the church and two of my favorites are bibingka and puto
bungbong.
Third is the
caroling. This is the singing of Christmas Carols from one house to another,
which we were using our homemade musical instruments like tambourine made of
bottle caps, drums made our of cans.
Merry Christmas to all.
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