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[DatePublished] => 2001-12-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 143691 [Title] => Predawn Masses signal start of RP Christmas [Summary] => In most countries, Christmas is from the Eve of the Nativity till the Epiphany. In the Philippines, the Christmas season officially starts on December 16 to the Feast of the Three Kings that is now commemorated on the first Sunday of January. In Tagalog, it is known as simbang-gabi, (night Masses). But its original Spanish name is Misas de Aguinaldo, or Gift Masses. It is a custom that we got, not from Spain, but from Mexico, where it started in 1587. [DatePublished] => 2001-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 22, 2001 - 12:00am
By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 15, 2001 - 12:00am
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