Traditions Archive
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Christmas Tree for Santa Part 1
Posted on December 16, 2011 | No CommentsByDaniel ‘Chip’ Ciammacella During the Christmas Season the usually stoic lobby of First State Bank of Raton was transformed into a Christmas wonderland, and this Christmas Eve was no different.... -
Getting to know Filipino Christmas foods
Posted on December 9, 2011 | 7 CommentsBy Karen Flores, abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – ‘Tis the season to be chubby especially here in food-loving Philippines, where treats and sweets abound in almost every corner of the country.... -
LANTERN-MAKER BRINGS PHILIPPINE XMAS
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsBy Henni Espinosa ABS-CBN North America News Bureau Every December, the streets of San Francisco are filled with hundreds of brightly-lit, colorful Philippine Christmas lanterns, called the parol. These lanterns... -
Filipino Catholics urged to use traditional Christmas lanterns
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsBy Evelyn Macairan MANILA, Philippines – A Catholic bishop urged Filipino Catholics to decorate their homes with traditional Christmas lanterns instead of European-inspired wreaths. Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas recently issued... -
Happy birthday, December 2011 celebrants
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 2 Comments1 Dennis Ansay, USA 2 Adelfa Gonzales, PH 2 Boyd B. Davis, USA 2 Rosie Abad, PH 2 Ruel G. Villanueva, USA 2 Sonny C. Belleza, USA 3 Ram Emil... -
Giving Thanks
Posted on November 24, 2011 | No CommentsAuthor Unknown For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped, For the labor well done, and the barns that are heaped, For the sun and the... -
Catholic Thanksgiving
Posted on November 23, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Scott P. Richert Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays, and yet, as it has historically been celebrated in the United States, it’s also one of the... -
Happy birthday, Mari!!!
Posted on November 18, 2011 | 2 CommentsToday is your birthday, the anniversary date of that day when you met life and joined this wonderful world. It is on this memorable date that we celebrate the amazing... -
Today’s Halloween Traditions
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsToday’s Halloween Traditions The American Halloween tradition of “trick-or-treating” probably dates back to the early All Souls’ Day parades in England. During the festivities, poor citizens would beg for food... -
Cavinti Fiesta in Toronto with a Royal Twist
Posted on August 19, 2011 | 1 CommentI. J. Castillo Toronto, Ontario Living up to expectations, the Cavinti Club of the Greater Toronto Area’s Performing Arts Group once again staged another successful fiesta coup on July 31st...