August 31st, 2009 | 
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Filipinos celebrate the longest Christmas season in the world. As early as September 1st, one could hear Christmas carols being played and Christmas shopping will already start as well.
You would see houses adorned with Christmas ornaments and would hear people greeting each other a very advanced “Merry Christmas” or “Maligayang Pasko”.
Here are some facts I got online:
1. The first Christmas celebrated in the Philippines was in 1565, when Spanish colonizers brought the holiday to the islands.
2. “Maligayang Pasko” means “Merry Christmas” in the Philippines.
3. Traditional foods served for Noche Buena are ham or roast pig, cheeses, spring rolls, noodle dishes, chestnuts, and hot “tsokolate” (a native chocolate drink) and “salabat” (ginger tea). “Biblingka,” a pancake served in a banana leaf and topped with coconut and brown sugar, is a favorite dessert.
Maligayang Pasko sa lahat!
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