Filipinos celebrate the longest Christmas season in the world.
It starts on September 1, when the months of year begin to end in ‘ber’, as in Decem’ber’, and lasts until the Feast of the Three Kings on January 6 the following year.
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Here are seven Filipino Christmas traditions that make the holiday season unique in the Philippines:
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Here are seven Filipino Christmas traditions that make the holiday season unique in the Philippines:
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Here are seven Filipino Christmas traditions that make the holiday season unique in the Philippines:
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