CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD


To boys and girls and grownups in many lands throughout the world, Christmas Day is the loveliest of all birthdays-- the birthday of the infant Jesus. In some places, Christmas is chiefly a day of of worship, radiant with the joy and wonder of the Holy Birth.


In Asia  particularly the Philippines, the festivities begin nine days before Christmas and on Christmas Eve  with midnight mass . at Church, what a  burst of Joyous Music! Drums and castanets accompany with the choir, and a band plays in a loud and lively fashion to show what a happy occasion it is. Native cakes, lechon, Embutido and a lot of good things to eat are served. Children go to their god-parents houses to kiss their hands expecting gifts from them. Missionaries brought Christmas to china where it was given the name of Holy Birth Festival. The Chines called the Christmas tree the tree of  light. Many of the hymns and carols that we know well were given Chinese words.







Robert Daniel M. Gonzalez