Santa Claus , legendary bringer of gifts at Christmas . He is generally depicted as a fat, jolly man with a white beard, dressed in a red suit trimmed with white, and driving a sleigh full of toys drawn through the air by eight reindeer. Santa (also called Saint Nicholas and Saint Nick) is said to visit on Christmas Eve, entering houses through the chimney to leave presents under the Christmas tree and in the stockings of all good children. Although this familiar image of Santa Claus is a North American invention of the 19th century, it has ancient European roots and continues to influence the celebration of Christmas throughout the world.
PGMA will play Santa Claus to indigent residents of Camiguin tomorrow
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2008 | PROVINCIAL VISIT
CAMIGUIN – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will play Santa Claus to about 3,000 indigent residents here tomorrow (Wednesday) a mere hours away from the traditional “noche buena†celebration on Christmas eve.
The President will lead the distribution of Christmas gifts to indigent residents at the provincial capitol grounds here.
To assist the President in the distribution of family food packs are Camiguin Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo, Camiguin Lone District Representative Pedro Romualdo and Mambajao Mayor Ma. Luisa Romualdo.
Governor Romualdo said Camiguin residents are very happy and privileged to be with the President a day before Christmas Day, considering her hectic schedule.
“We are much privileged to be with the President on the eve of the noche buena. The distribution of Christmas food packages really shows her concern for the poor residents in our province,†Romualdo said.
He said that by Dec. 29 a total of some 6,000 poor residents of the province would receive family food packs.
In the spirit of the Christmas season, the President had also spearheaded a medical and dental mission, and distributed family food packs to 2,000 indigent residents in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat.
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