The Philippines is so big with 7000+ islands scattered across the archipelago that there are bound to be traditions unique to an island, province, and town. Liliw in Laguna has one such unique Christmas tradition that kids will love and will look forward to during Christmas day. May kakaibang tradisyon ba sa bayan niyo tuwing Pasko? Share kayo! Nestled at the foot of the majestic mountain, Mt Banahaw, Liliw is a lovely town blessed with cool climate especially when the holiday season rolls-in. This town is also home to the picturesque, centuries-old stone church built and named in honor of St John The Baptist, the town’s patron saint. It is in Liliw’s St John The Baptist Parish where this unique Christmas tradition will start. On December 25, kids in Liliw gets up early excited for the promise of Christmas Day. Together with their families, they will troop to the church, wearing their Christmas best, new dress or ...
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Do Filipino Kids Truly Believe in Santa Claus Bringing Them Gifts?
This question has been bugging me, do Filipino kids truly believe in Santa Claus the way their western counterparts believe in the guy in the red suit bearing gifts? The belief in the west is that from the North Pole on Christmas Eve, December 24, Santa Claus will travel the world over and will descend on houses of good boys and good girls to give gifts. Santa will cruise on his sleigh being pulled by his 8 reindeers, namely rudolph, comet, prancer, dasher, blitzen, cupid, dancer, vixen, donner. He will come carrying a big, huge bag with all the gifts created and made by the elves. If a child is good, Santa will go down the chimney and then leave a gift for the child under the Christmas tree. Santa will also eat the cookies and drink the milk left by the kid under the tree the night before. After which, Santa Claus is now off to the next house on his list. Santa will do this for all the countries with good boys and good girls and he must complete the ...