Saturday, October 15, 2011

Christmas Tree

Christmas comes early in the Philippines.. ♥

Yep. There's Halloween this November, but we don't go trick-or-treating anyway. And besides, the Christmas season is the most anticipated and most favorite holiday season for most Filipinos. That's why we get into the Christmas spirit and celebrate it as early as September.

The early signs? The Christmas songs in the radio, the colorful "parols" on doors and windows, the Christmas trees in the living room..

Ate Lucile (sis-in-law) and Maricel are busy decorating the tree,
while Sophia is on the floor, playing with some Christmas balls (lower left).

.. And it is done! Ate Lucile and Ysabel strike a pose
in front of their beautiful Christmas tree.

Merry Christmas!

See? The family is into the Christmas spirit. It's only October and we already have the holiday tree set up in the living room. I bet it will remain up until February. Hehe.

Merry Christmas, everyone! ♥


46 comments:

  1. I remember my last year in High School... I decorated our Christmass tree... while my best buddy naman made the Belen... ehehhehe..... it was our Idea and concept... sanga siya na inalisan ko ng dahon.. tapos nilagyan ko ng cotton... para magmukha siyang snow.. eheheh.....

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  2. @musingan wow, meron Belen. :D haha! ako dati, yung Perla soap.. tinutunaw ko at pinapabula tsaka nilalagyan ng konting asin (hindi ko alam kung para saan yung asin), tapos ginagawa ding parang snow. lol..

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  3. I'm excited to set-up our Christmas tree! However, we were told to do just that after All Soul's Day.

    I smell Christmas! :)

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  4. Ahaha that's so cool! The philippines sounds so good :D I went there for new years and the fireworks were AMAZING!

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  5. Oh I can't wait till christmas. It means christmas prom at my school! (Bluh bluh maybe I should ask her out..)

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  6. I am so excited na for my Christmas decorations. I'll do it after I finish sewing my daughter's homecoming dress. :)

    Thinking Out Loud

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  7. Wow! Adbans Meri Krismas na sayo! Lagi kang maging masaya parang ako! Hihi

    www.athomeakodito.blogspot.com

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  8. ayaw kong dumating ang pasko this year. :(

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  9. Oh wow! Talk about getting into the spirit long before :P.

    Have a lovely weekend!
    :)

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  10. kaya naman, merry christmas na :D

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  11. @Leo hehe, actually yun din naisip ng mga olds. dapat after na lang ng All Soul's day.. kaso syempre nadadala na ng excitement, lalo na't merong mga kids. hehe.. :D

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  12. @Caroline oh so true! The Philippines is a beautiful country with beautiful people.. with beautiful traditions and festivals. And we really do celebrate Christmas for months, from September until February.. which is awesome! :)

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  13. @Fang wow! Christmas prom!! yes, Fang.. you should definitely ask her out.. before the year ends. :)

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  14. @Hi! I'm LiLi! hihi.. yes, ms Lili. then maybe you could share some pictures na rin sa blog nyo.. I wanna see! hehe.. nadadala tayo lagi sa excitement ng Christmas. hehe.. :D

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  15. @Ronadelle hehe.. advance Merry Christmas na rin sayo, Ronadelle!! :) syempre, stay happy tayo. Smile tayo lagi.. :)

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  16. @RoNRoNTuRoN awww... bakit naman? care to share? #chismosalang hehe..

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  17. @Nas Yeah, Nas.. hehe.. we, Filipinos, tend to do that.. celebrate Christmas for months. :)

    You, too Nas.. have a lovely weekend!! :)

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  18. @Bino Merry Christmas din sayo! :)

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  19. Huwaw! ang ganda ng Christmas Tree.. ang laki pa.. hehehe.. makipasko ako sa inyo ha.. hehe

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  20. Are you happy now that you had notifications on your Google+? ☺

    I saw this when I was posting my link on Google+ to invite Mark Z. to visit my blogs.

    So Leah, Happy Valentine's!

    Myke

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  21. Kailangan na rin namin mag set up ng Christmas tree! Parang type ko yung christmas tree na may snow na nakikita ko sa mall. Para kunyari nag snow dito sa pinas. lol!

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  22. That is indeed a really nice tree :) We have to go through halloween and Guy Fawkes night before we hit Christmas, but some places are already selling Christmas stuff.

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  23. I also love Christmas season a lot. For me this is the happiest time of the year...

    Ganda ng X'mas Tree!
    Thanks for your comment and visit Leah! :)

    Happy Sunday!

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  24. true that, wala nga taung trick or treats! sarap magpunta nga mall dameng mga Christams decors, kaka-excite na mag-Pasko. i love your Christmas tree, ganda ng theme! :)

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  25. I may not celebrate Christmas but I still like the feeling of it. And how beautifully decorated the city gets and ahh it's just nice.

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  26. Christmas na naman!!
    Hay Lovet!!!

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  27. Funny how when the months start ending with "-ber" Filipinos start preparing for Christmas (3 months in advance!) completely forgetting that there's still Halloween (or All Saints, and All Souls Day), kind of a momentum breaker when there is already a Christmas tree perched in the house, and you're celebrating Halloween. Haha.

    Still, our country is the best place to spend Christmas, the subculture and traditions are just way way more festive! Christmas here isn't just a religious Christian tradition anymore (even Muslims I know celebrate it); but more of a party, giving and sharing day.

    Great pics! Great stories Leah =)

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  28. I remember last year that we forgot to put up our Christmas tree. hehe. Been sooper busy with all the church activities that we dropped out on the tradition of decorations :)

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  29. Btw, Haha. we do tend to celebrate Christmas for months! but strictly speaking by liturgical standards, Christmas talaga ang pinakamaikling season sa Christian calendar :)

    brain juice. hehe.

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  30. i miss my mom....haaay...nasad na naman ako...we used to set up our christmas tree together...naiiyak talaga me now promise... :(

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  31. Haha! Hanggang Feb? Astig! Advance Merry Christmas teh!

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  32. Ang ganda naman ng Christmas tree.. It's really beginning to look a lot like Christmas.. Advance merry Christmas po ate Leah.. ♥

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  33. Merry Christmas. I love decorating the Christmas tree as early as September. It's my favorite occasion of the year!

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  34. good for you may xmas tree kayo kami nga wala eh, sabi kasi ng nanay ko ang xmas tree ay pangbata lang hihihi

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  35. bongga ng christmas tree nyo leah :) advance merry christmas! ung sa amin hangang march ata naka display! excited itayo, tamad iligpit :)

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  36. ate, mamamasko po ako. hehehe

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  37. Sulit na sulit ang xmas tree niyo :D

    I'd to the same. It sets up the mood for sharing and giving.

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  38. wow anlaki nung Christmas tree :)

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  39. feel ko na ang xmas d2, makulay!

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  40. Christmas is near, bringing good cheer... dingdong dingdong... LOL! Pareho kayo ng font ni Salbehe...

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  41. Here in California, we still have two major holidays: (1) Halloween and (2) Thanksgiving before putting up any Christmas decorations. The stores, however, have already all the holiday decors on sale. It's kind of confusing sometimes when the Halloween masks are beside the Christmas lights. LOL

    A Ladybug's Life

    Sonnia

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  42. ... i think that's a really pretty tree. :)

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  43. wow.. the christmas spirit is up in the air.. ah kulang pa.. namamasko po.. hehe merry xmas leah.. ;)

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  44. Wow that is early!! Do you not get sick of the sight of it though lol?

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  45. oh wow. i love your tree! aga ng christmas sa inyo ahh. hays. samin, weve stopped putting up the tree. either tamad kami or wala nang nakakafeel ng christmas. hehe. ugh. sorry for the negative talk.

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