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6 Christmas Traditions That Every Filipino Celebrates

If you haven't experienced a Filipino Christmas, reading this will make you want to.

Katrina Roshak

Nov 27, 2018

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6 Christmas Traditions That Every Filipino Celebrates

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1. Christmas starts as soon as the "ber" months start.

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September, October, November, and December! Filipinos also consider the "ber" months as the start of winter.

2. Hanging up your Parol.

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These ornamental stars make Christmas beautiful and bright. It is meant to represent the star that guided the Three Kings to the manger where Jesus was born.They're made from bamboo sticks and capiz shells. You'll find them at every Filipino home!

3. Huge family dinners before AND after Christmas.

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We have huge gatherings before and after Christmas. We celebrate Noche Buena which is usually served at midnight right after mass and Media Noche which is served on New Year's Eve. It includes lots of yummy foods, lots of drinking, dancing, and sometimes karaoke too!

4. Christmas music is played non-stop once Thanksgiving ends.

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My Mother knows every lyric to every Christmas song because she throws them on repeat as soon as Thanksgiving ends every year. Now, that she has an Amazon Alexa, she has every Christmas song in every version possible.

5. Bumbong and Bibingka.

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These delicacies are a Filipino tradition. Many Filipinos look forward to having them during the holiday season.

6. Fil-Am Parties!

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Our Fil-Am community comes together to celebrate Christmas with traditional dancing, line dancing, singing, and lots of food.

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6 Christmas Traditions That Every Filipino Celebrates

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1. Christmas starts as soon as the "ber" months start.

2. Hanging up your Parol.

3. Huge family dinners before AND after Christmas.

4. Christmas music is played non-stop once Thanksgiving ends.

5. Bumbong and Bibingka.

6. Fil-Am Parties!

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Living in the dorms can tear down your immune system.

1. Drink lots of tea with honey.

2. Get a good amount of rest.

3. Make an appointment with the health center or at a doctor's office.

4. Stock up on soup and crackers.

5. If you are able to, go home.

College isn't easy, and I'm afraid I'm not going to make it at the rate my mental health is going.

You gotta do what you gotta do.

1.Shower

2. Sleep

3. Schedule

4. Eat Well

5. Exercise

6. Socialize

7. Be on Time

8. Chillax

9. Journal/Pray/Reflect

10. Gain Perspective

11. Do what works for you

Leslie gets it.

Your professor mentions there's a test in a few days and you didn't know about it.

You spend all day long in class and now realize you also have to spend the next few nights awake studying.

You take out your textbook and notes, but don't have the energy to actually read them.

You keep reading the same sentence over and over, but it still doesn't make sense.

You can’t focus, and your roommate suggests you go to the library.

You realize there are still over 50 pages left to read.

You reach the two-hour mark of studying and get delirious and want to give up.

You take a Netflix and snack break.

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Your friends ask why you need to study instead of having fun.

Your friends send you pictures of them out having fun, but you're stuck in the library and want to run away.

You walk out of the test and realize staying in and studying was worth it because you definitely aced it.

No, I'm not mad, that's just my face

1. You can't control it.

2. You are not always pissed off.

3. Most of the time, you're just fine.

4. Usually, nothing is wrong.

5. Sometimes, you use it to your advantage.

6. But you actually are approachable most times.

7. Fake smiling is tough.

8. You are not actually a b***h.

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