It's Already Christmas in the Philippines

[pioneer]

Philippines: It's already beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Philippines with the onset of the "ber" months from September.

December may still be months away but Filipinos are already busy preparing to usher in the yuletide season.

As early as September, Christmas lanterns of all shapes and sizes light up the streets of Metro Manila, signalling the start of the Christmas season.

Filipinos start buying these star-shaped lanterns called "parol" to hang outside their homes.

The "parol" symbolises the Star of Bethlehem that led the three Wise Men to the infant Jesus more than two thousand years ago.

Even Filipinos living abroad have already placed their orders for these colourful lanterns to beat the Christmas rush.

source: channelnewsasia.com

[Happy]

Nindot jud sa atoa kay ma feel jud ang presence sa christmas, lahi ra jud ang feelings.. igo jud sa kanta nga Sa Araw Ng Pasko.

Mag 6 na ka christmas nga wala ko sa amo 

[Barbaro]

pag mo abutay na ang pasko.. malipay gyod ko ug simbang gabi unya naay program magabii agoyyy.. igo nalang sa paghandom sa gagahapon.. maoy pasko para nako kay teen ager paman oi..

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[Happy]

GEC your christmas tree is pretty, but wheres the leaves? wala guro na nimo bis-bisi

[G@Len]

bitaw noh, karon pa ko kabantay nga september na diay then naa na mga lanterns ug mga christmas tree sa pinas... wa pa man ko kta ngari ug mga christmas decor.

[Happy]

wala jud makatupong sa celebration ug christmas sa philippines galen.

Diha ko singapore, ang christmas mura raman ordinary nga adlaw, manambo ra intawon ko sa bintana inig kagabie, samtang maghandum sa kasaulugan sa amoa

[slackware]

uso ba sad ng caroling sa singapore?

[G@Len]

hahah! caroling ba... mingaw man gani, sa new year naa sila party daw pero mas nice ang performer sa atoa. wa pud pabuto ngari, naa man gani ka makita mga fireworks ra ginagmay.

[Happy]

ang ila pabuto sa singapore, anha raman sa usa ka lugar ang ilang government maoy mag-organize.

ang alegre diha, chinese new year.

[Bambi]

I'll be home for Christmas...........good day Happy kuyog ta?

[Happy]

aguyyy, kung duol pa lang unta ang pilipinas mokuyog jud ko Bambs bahala magkapyot sa dyip.. ikaw lang sa ang una, sa Mayo na siguro ko

[Bambi]

Hmmmmmmmmmm. let me guess.... mamista ka?    ayaw kalimti Tupperware for the bringhouse ok and bring Bam-i for me

[Happy]

hahaha, kung madayon, pero dili guro mi ka-abot sa pista sa amoa. maghimo lang gud ta ug bam-i bisan walay pista hehe. dili lang ko kamao mohimo, si Ginger ra kamao

[Bambi]

You will come along or with your Family on May?

[Happy]

with my hubby my mother-in-law and brother-in-law

[Bambi]

well, anyway, for our kababayan it is always Christmas no matter what month is it.

[Happy]

mao jud

[junayag]

advance Merry Christmas sa tanan... may the spirit of Christmas lives in your heart not only on this season but throughout the years to come...

[willmerit]

same to you and to everybody else, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"

[G@Len]

mura bag-o pa man nag-celebrate ngari sa new year... hehehe

[Happy]

nakadawat sab mo hong bao galen?