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Mexico's Christmas gifts to the Philippines

By ROSES & THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 19, 2009 - 12:00am

We have many old Christmas symbols. Probably the oldest is the Nativity scene, known by its Spanish name belen, or Bethlehem.

Opinion

A Mexican Christmas in the Philippines

By ROSES & THORNS  | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 18, 2007 - 12:00am

Opinion

1st misa de aginaldo was before Magellan

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | December 25, 2002 - 12:00am

But of course Christmas is happy this year, as four out of every five poll respondents say. It was happy last year just as it was a decade ago, it will be happy next year and a century hence. Never mind that five...

Opinion

The most indigenous Filipino Christmas symbol

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 21, 2002 - 12:00am

We have many old Christmas symbols. Probably the oldest is the Nativity scene, known by its Spanish name belen, or Bethlehem. This is a tradition that is believed to have originated way back in 1223 when St. Francis...

Opinion

Our X’mas season begins with the Simbang Gabi

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 19, 2002 - 12:00am

In most countries, the Christmas season is generally from the midnight of December 24 to New Year’s Day or the Epiphany. In the Philippines, it starts with a series of novena Masses known as Simbang Gabi, the...

Opinion

Feast of the Nativity

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 25, 2001 - 12:00am

Sad to say, there is no peace on earth this Christmas. But the spirit of Christmas will prevail if we all dedicate part of our Christmas celebration to helping the oppressed poor and the underprivileged. Celebrating...

Opinion