December; The Leisure Season
How Christmas Has Changed Throughout the Years Image courtesy of Vanjuan by Ronald Michael Quijano, LPT It was Christmas Eve of 2005; I used to wake up at nine in the evening to help my mom to set up the wooden table, on it, our humble Media Noche comprised of fried chicken, bread, spaghetti, shanghai, and a sandwich spread. Our room is dim, we are living in an old apartment so we need to lower down the volume of our sound system since the other tenant is listening to their own Christmas playlist. Some, prefer a quiet evening. Before dinner, my mom would bring us to church to attend the Misa de Gallo, as we went through the streets, I see kids of my age wearing new, colorful, and simple clothes. Each house has its own Christmas design; lights, trees, garlands, Santa Claus statues, and paper greetings. Some are elegant and expensive while some are simple yet beautiful. After the mass, we are stopping by the streets to buy either puto bumbong or...