Traditions Archive

My Mother, My Aunt: A Mother’s Day Story

Posted on May 13, 2012 | 1 Comment
DALLAS,TX, May13, 2012/ –I come from a line of very strong women. In fact, when I think about it, my grandmother and her two daughters were ahead of their time....
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The History of Easter Eggs

Posted on April 8, 2012 | No Comments
By Peggy Trowbridge Filippone It’s pretty much common knowledge that Easter is a Christian celebration of Christ’s rising, but this holiday also has pagan origins. Where did the colored eggs,...
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Good Friday

Posted on April 6, 2012 | No Comments
Good Friday is the day on which we commemorate the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross at Calvary. This act brought salvation to all who believe. It is a...
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Happy birthday, Jc !

Posted on March 16, 2012 | No Comments
Happy Birthday, Jc. “This is just one day of the year we celebrate the woderful person you are. Another year has passed and you have grown up to be a...
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Greetings to February 2012 Birthday Celebrants

Posted on February 5, 2012 | No Comments
1. Jimmilyn Juanillo Perez, New Jersey, USA 2. Mario P. Bacsafra, British Columbia, Canada 2. Rosie F. Javier, Alberta, Canada 2. Alisa van der Minnen, Netherlands 6. Stella Titoy Hilario,...
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Christmas Tree for Santa Part 1

Posted on December 16, 2011 | No Comments
ByDaniel ‘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....
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Getting to know Filipino Christmas foods

Posted on December 9, 2011 | 6 Comments
By 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....
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LANTERN-MAKER BRINGS PHILIPPINE XMAS

Posted on December 5, 2011 | No Comments
By 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...
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Filipino Catholics urged to use traditional Christmas lanterns

Posted on December 2, 2011 | No Comments
By 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...
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Happy birthday, December 2011 celebrants

Posted on December 1, 2011 | 2 Comments
1 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...
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