Re: New Year in the Philippines (Re: Dictators)


Sylvia Knörr wrote:
> "tumbaga" <tanso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:11tdu937h2gkj56@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sylvia Knörr wrote:
> > > "tumbaga" <tanso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > > news:11t831cobtaad5f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>Sylvia Knörr wrote:
>
> > >>>Christmas may be nuts, but it feels so good. :-)
>
> > >>We always buy nuts, my wife thinks it is for New Year's celebration,
> > >>being round and all that, but I just eat them!
>
> > > What else can you do with nuts but EAT them?? :-))
>
> > My wife picks up traditions for New Years if someone says it is lucky
> > for the next coming year. So, having lots of round fruits and nuts is
> > good, that is really Chinese traditions and she has no Chinese blood in
> > her at all.
>
> Fireworks for New Year is ALSO a Chinese tradition, and now it's done almost
> everywhere. Good traditions can spread far beyond their country of origin.
>

Filipinos borrow a lot from the Chinese when it comes to traditions.
They have been here before the Spaniards you know. Feng Shui is just
as Filipino as buko pie.

But what I can't understand is some families here in the RP, I've
heard, have started celebrating thanksgiving! THANKSGIVING! Gad!???
Why???

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