Christ in Crisis: The Past Yuletide Filipino Practices and The Present Yuletide Practices

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The Past Yuletide Filipino Practices

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The Present Yuletide Practices


The past is same as of now but not completely. The past usually have a more interesting and more collaborative neighboring Christmas seasons. Sharing foods and gifts, loud and naughty uncozy drunkards, the laughter and seasonal feast, and most specially the mass.


The present were full of time spending at home. Most of the family members spent time on social media, also, virtual mass and class were secluded. The present is nostalgic yet magical.


The lost of its culture and beliefs were children and parents got so often get together were they began caroling, some were often giving foods sharing it by door to door, and free walk during midnight seeing fireworks glittering in the sky. And that was lost at the moment.


How often we could foresee the present when the new season has already started. People are wearing mask, the mass was on virtual presentation, the seniors and minors were all spending the time at home while the adults could freely go outside for needs, and the Yuletide Season were just only spent at home.


But, being with your family, giving them time that might share your thoughts and feelings and the capacity of the outburst tension when your deepest secrets were began to unfailingly open. Time is gold, and that precious gold were spent among families. The present season may not be happier and crazier as before, but being open with your family is not a temporary memory, nevertheless, it is infinitely beautiful and dream-like day.


But what makes the past and present similar, it is how we still celebrate the birthday of our loving Father, giving feast and also the culture weren't diminished, and specially the time spent together with the family and Papa God. We can be happy inside on our own ways. Be THANKFUL. Be BLESSED.

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