Do you smell Christmas in the air? Welcome the “ber” months! The Philippines must be the only country that starts the holiday season once September kicks in.
Christmas is a big deal in the Tantoco home, as it is in a typical Filipino family.
No matter how hard we try to keep it out of mind, I am sure most of us are already thinking about the coming holiday season and how we are going to deal with the additional expenses that cannot be avoided.
If the mood around the Cultural Center of the Philippines appears brighter this time of the year, it’s probably because of the 50 new white lanterns that surround its façade.
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Whether in dance or decor, you can’t go wrong if your theme is “The Nutcracker.”
It’s a yearly occurrence that turns the season of merriment into mourning. All too often is our holiday dampened by tragic news on the untimely demise of a friend, relative or neighbor. This health invader is breaching the walls of our community and fast infecting the country and the world, with fatal results.
It’s that time of the year when Dusit Thani Manila opens the Yuletide by unveiling its Family Tree project. Top families are asked “to join in this Christmas endeavor, by providing their very own symbolic Christmas Tree, which best evokes the family they represent,” explained très charmante hotel GM Prateek Kumar.
Despite Christmas carols blaring on every sound system, fully decorated homes and malls and sales people in Santa hats, adults find it harder and harder to get into the Christmas spirit.
It’s the season to be jolly – and to forget one’s diet. Not only because the food is so tempting it’s a pain to ignore it, but also because family reunions are all about sharing – and to refuse to partake of a feast that took Mom and Grandma days to prepare is to risk being disinherited and disowned by the clan.
