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【Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network】Translated by CHI CHIA I
According to the 4wayvoice, besides European and American countries celebrating Christmas for the entire month, there is a country that celebrates Christmas for 4 months and that is the Philippines.
For Filipinos, Christmas is like the Lunar New Year to Taiwanese which is of great importance to them. In the Philippines, Christmas is celebrated from September to next January, and most people will put the Christmas tree as decorations in the living room till the festival is officially over.
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The Philippines is the third-largest Catholic country in the world. (Photo / Retrieved from ANN)
The Philippines is the third-largest Catholic country in the world. About 80% of Filipinos believe in Catholicism, and it ranks alongside East Timor as the only two Catholic countries in Asia. Therefore, Catholicism has a strong influence on the culture and politics of the Philippines, and it has also developed unique festival customs.
According to statistics from “The Philippine Star”, at 10 a.m. on September 1, almost all netizens searched for Christmas.
In addition, there are more than 150,000 tweets relevant to Christmas, and 920,000 tweets mentioning the keyword “Christmas”. They have been talking about how to celebrate Christmas since September, which shows that they attach great importance to this festival.
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Companies in the Philippines gives employers Christmas Bonuses. (Photo / Retrieved from Pixabay)
Before Christmas Eve, companies in the Philippines will not only hold Christmas parties and decorate Christmas trees in their offices but also give out "Christmas bonuses," which is a bit like a year-end bonus in Taiwan, usually with a one-month bonus.
