The dawn of December 16 is different from any other morning in the Philippines. When the day’s first cockcrow is heard‚ exultation rings throughout the nation as church bell toll loudly to signal the official start of Christmastide. The dawn mass is aptly called Misa de Gallo or Mass of the Rooster. While Christmas has been in the air for weeks‚ or even months‚ and people have been busy with Pasko activities--- today‚ Christmas really begins. The sounds of this morning are unique‚ memorable and
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Brooke Boyd English/Comp Mrs. Goslin 31 March 2014 Childhood Christmas to Adulthood Christmas Christmas as a child for me was very fun. I got many presents from Santa as well as many from relatives. Christmas was probably my favorite holiday of the year‚ to me it meant that if I was good enough Santa would bring me presents. Most of the time I was very good and never got into trouble. In my family when you go from childhood to adulthood it becomes a big deal. For starters you open presents
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Christmas-A Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ‚ Christmas evolved over two millennia into a worldwide religious and secular celebration‚ incorporating many pre-Christian‚ pagan traditions into the festivities along the way. Today‚ Christmas is a time for family and friends to get together and exchange gifts. Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Crīstesmæsse‚ meaning "Christ’s Mass") is an annual festival commemoratingthe birth of Jesus Christ‚[6][7] observed generally on December
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Celebration Christmas in My Country Almost all the countries in the world celebrate Christmas on December 24th but in my country we cebrate it on January 7th. Christmas is the biggest celebration of Christians. Each countrys has its onw traditions to celebrate Christmas‚ although some of them are similar. In my country Ukraine we celebrate Christmas in special way‚ preparing to it very carefully and keeping old traditions. The Christmas Eve is considered as the most interesting part of Christmas as it
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Ngwudike English 104 03-05-2013 Commercializing Christmas The season of love and giving hit the shopping malls on Black Friday; the stores fill with the latest gifts and the bargain shoppers begin the hunt for the perfect Christmas gift. Americans across the country mark this season‚ senselessly “buying” love for one another‚ while simultaneously degrading the very spirit of the holiday season: love. Thus‚ as the bells toll for the Christmas cheer‚ the deepening greed of our culture begins
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I liked the cement mixer and played with it as much as or more than I played with the other toy vehicles I owned. At some point‚ several weeks or months after Christmas‚ however‚ my biological parents led me to believe that it was a magic and/or highly unusual cement mixer. Probably my mother told me this in a moment of adult boredom or whimsy‚ and then my father came home from work and joined in‚ also in a whimsical way. The magic—which my mother likely reported to me from her vantage on our living
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A Christmas Carol By: Charles Dickens Many memories run through Scrooge’s head on Christmas Eve. He is always cranky and never appreciates anything. Ever since his partner Jacob Marley past away he turned into a mean bitter old man. He is so mean that if Bob Cratchit wants money he will have to work on Christmas day. For being that way Bob pays a little visit saying that 3 ghosts will visit him to teach him a listen. The first is Ghost of Christmas Past and he shows him how lonely he
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The celebration of Christmas in the Philippines begins on the 16th of December and ends on the first Sunday of January which is the Feast of the Epiphany (The Three Kings). It is quite different from the other countries of the world‚ it is the longest of the Philippine festivities stretching for over 3 weeks. This makes the Filipino Christmas celebration one of the longest Christmas season in the world. A rich tradition which dates back to the Spanish period. Christmas or "Pasko" is the most awaited
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A Season of Loving and Sharing Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in the Philippines. It is said that the Philippines has the longest Christmas season in the world. For where else can you find Christmas carols being played as early as late October‚ and Christmas decors being taken down only after the Feast of the Three Kings? Christmas or "Pasko" is the most awaited celebration and happiest event in the Philippines. This is also the time of the year when families get together
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Christmas Day is the most awaited day and season of most children in the whole world within the whole year especially Christians because they celebrating Christmas day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. In this season‚ all people are busy in attending Church services like “Simbang Gabi”‚ preparing foods‚ buying and wrapping gifts‚ having a reunion and many more. Because this season is time for giving‚ loving‚ bonding‚ and also respect. In terms of giving‚ gifts are always there like material
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