i-Witness
Christmas is the kind of celebration that the family and friends get together. They prepare food for them, share gifts, decorate trees, sing songs and have fun. Like Filipino families, they attend mass at midnight for 9 days called “simbang gabi” and eat “puto bumbong” afterwards. There is also this so-called caroling. The kids go to different houses at night and sing Christmas songs and get paid for that. It is the season where the weather gets cold and feels safe at home.
It is the event that the families spend their time to have fun and be a real family. They get to take back those times that they didn’t do with their families. It is the time for forgiveness and acceptance for them.
Besides to those things that I noticed, Christmas is also the time where we celebrate Jesus Christ’s birthday. We remember the time that He was born to share the good news and dies to save our souls. It is the season where we feel the real meaning of love; from our family, friends, and also to God.