The Most Magical Time of the Year!

 As we all know, Christmas is celebrated every month of December. Traditionally, Christmas is a religious holiday to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. The Philippines, like any other Catholic and Christian country in the world, celebrates Christmas, but for a much longer period of time. Christmas is one of the most important holidays for Filipinos. Filipinos enjoy spending Christmas with their families, relatives, and friends. It is the time of year when Filipino families normally gather together and do things together with a lot of fun, energy, and festivity.

Without a doubt, celebrating Christmas these past few years was a bit different because of the pandemic. But gladly, since COVID is not too bad now, celebrating Christmas this year was a bit different. And on this blog, I'm going to share with you my Christmas for 2022.

After two school years of not having a Christmas program at school, finally, on December 14, we had a Christmas program before the Christmas break, which was a lot of fun. where our whole class and our adviser planned very well for our Christmas program. Like we always say, "Christmas is a season of giving and sharing," so we came up with the idea of sharing a little of what we have. Our entire class contributed to our small project, "Tulong-Bigay, Paskong Makulay," where we gave a little pack of food to street children around Vigan. It was fun seeing their cute and beautiful smiles whenever we gave them food and hearing them say "thank you." 

And after that, we headed back to our school to enjoy our Christmas program. During our Christmas program, we had a little cute and fun awarding, where I received the award of "Best in Notes." We played a lot of fun games, took pictures, jammed, ate the food that each group contributed, and exchanged gifts. I was so happy to experience it again.

I'm also sharing with you my Christmas with my family. My grandmother and her siblings arranged "Romena's Christmas Party" on the night of December 24, which was also a lot of fun because, after 2 years, we were able to celebrate Christmas all together again. They prepared a lot of prizes for the fun games like bingo, spin the wheel, and a lot of other fun games. We also exchanged gifts and had Noche Buena all together. Our program was finished around 2 a.m., and on December 25, we had lunch by the beach and played a lot of games again, and at night we went to one of my grandmother's siblings' house where we had dinner and had a little caroling.

Christmas is a time of love, hope, and joy. It is a holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and the message of peace, kindness, and generosity that he brought to the world. During this time of the year, we come together with our loved ones to exchange gifts, sing carols, and spread happiness to those around us. Whether you celebrate Christmas for its religious or cultural significance, it is a time to reflect on what truly matters in life- love, kindness, and the spirit of giving.