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  2. Simbang Gabi - Wikipedia

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    Simbang Gabi originated in 1669 during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, as a practical compromise for farmers who began working before sunrise.When the Christmas season would begin, it was customary to hold novenas in the evenings, which was more common in the rest of the Hispanic world, but the priests saw that the people would attend despite the day's fatigue.

  3. Christmas in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Typical traditional noche buena meal in the Philippines, with a lechón as the centerpiece. For Catholic Filipinos, Christmas Eve ("Filipino: Bisperas ng Pasko"; Spanish: Víspera de Navidad) on December 24 is celebrated with the Midnight Mass, and the traditional Noche Buena (Filipino Spanish "Good Night") feast. [31]

  4. Noche Buena (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Noche Buena" is a Tagalog-language Christmas song written by composer Felipe Padilla de León and lyricist Levi Celerio in 1965. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As a Christmas standard, it has been recorded by numerous Filipino artists since its publication.

  5. Our Lady of Porta Vaga - Wikipedia

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    Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga, Filipino: Mahal na Birhen ng Soledad ng Porta Vaga) also known as the Virgin of a Thousand Miracles, is a Roman Catholic Marian title of Mary, mother of Jesus, based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1667 by a Spanish soldier during a night storm when he watched over the gates of Porta Vaga.

  6. Philippines men's national beach volleyball team - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine men's national beach volleyball team is known by their moniker, "Alas Pilipinas", with Alas meaning "Ace" in Filipino.The nickname is an official designation by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation in partnership with sponsor Cignal TV.

  7. Twelve Grapes - Wikipedia

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    Royal House of the Post Office clock tower, Puerta del Sol, Madrid The twelve grapes ready to be eaten. The Twelve Grapes [1] (Spanish: las doce uvas (de la suerte), lit. 'the twelve grapes (of luck)') is a Spanish tradition that consists of eating a grape with each of the twelve clock bell strikes at midnight of 31 December to welcome the New Year.

  8. Misa de Gallo - Wikipedia

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    Misa de Gallo (Spanish for "Rooster's Mass", also Misa de los Pastores, "Shepherds' Mass;" Portuguese: Missa do Galo; Catalan: Missa del gall) is the Midnight Mass celebrated in Portugal and many former Portuguese colonies and also in Spain and many former Spanish colonies on Christmas Eve and sometimes in the days immediately preceding Christmas.

  9. Philippine English vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    (Original meaning: to make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position) Plastic [56] — two-faced; insincere (Original meaning: a synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting) Province [69] – Any place in the Philippines outside Metro Manila. (Original meaning: major ...