Roar writer Charmaine Tan discusses Christmas traditions of different cultures.
With Christmas just around the corner, many keep their fingers crossed as Covid-19 numbers climb. No one wants to cancel Christmas. Whether it’s an excuse to indulge in delicious home-cooked meals, to blast “Last Christmas” on repeat, or to splurge on gifts, ‘tis the season many have been looking forward to. Here’s a glimpse into the many Christmas traditions around the world.
Christkindlmarkts (Christmas markets) are commonplace in Europe
Christmas traditions vary drastically from country to country in this continent. Starting from the West, the UK celebrates Christmas over two days: Christmas Day and Boxing Day. On Christmas Eve, children hang up stockings, hoping to wake up to “Santa’s” gifts the next morning. Holiday cards and gifts are also exchanged during this time. Every year at 3 p.m. local time, the Queen’s Speech is also broadcasted. Her Majesty recaps significant event
SunStar 7 giant lanterns still wow online viewers
GIANT LANTERN EXHIBITION. The seven participating giant lanterns in this year s Ligligan Parul. (Chris Navarro)
+ December 17, 2020 NO HUGE crowd this year. No hustle of vehicles and tourists. And the Giant Lantern Festival, which was supposed to be a yearly merry gathering to start the Yuletide season in the City of San Fernando, had become an intimate gathering around an exhibition of seven giant lanterns, which still amazed hundreds of spectators albeit online.
This, as the City Government of San Fernando refused to forsake the yearly tradition because of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
SunStar San Fernando giant lantern festival set on December 16
ALL SET FOR LIGLIGAN. Giant lantern makers and their crews are all set for the annual Liligligan Parul. The City of San Fernando, home of the giant lanterns, invites everyone to the biggest, brightest and most colorful festival of the year, the Giant Lantern Festival via CLTV 36 and GLF social media sites. (CSF-CIO)
+ December 14, 2020 ON DECEMBER 16, 2020, the most-anticipated “Ligligan Parul” or the Giant Lantern Festival (GLF) in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga (CSFP) will once again exhibit the biggest, brightest and most colorful show of the year.
For many decades, GLF has been the much-awaited giant lantern competition in the town.
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