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Public sacrifice and banquet for the god Saturn; universal wearing of the pileus. Date. 17–23 December. Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through 19 December. By the 1st century B.C., the celebration had been extended ...
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.
An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...
The parol is regarded as one of the most iconic and important symbols of the Filipino Christmas season. [1] [2] In the Philippines, Christmas (Filipino: Pasko; [pɐsˈkɔʔ]) [a] is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Christian world. It is celebrated as a public holiday in the country on December 25, concurrent with other ...
Saturnalia (Latin: Saturnaliorum Libri Septem, "Seven Books of the Saturnalia ") is a work written after c. 431 CE by the Roman provincial Macrobius Theodosius (b. c. 390 CE - d. ?). [1] The Saturnalia consists of an account of the discussions held at the house of Vettius Agorius Praetextatus during the holiday of the Saturnalia.
It is sometimes used as a piece for Christmas carol choral competitions. Daigon (Hiligaynon) Christmas Carol (English) [a] O dungga man ninyo. Ang makaluluoy. Nga yari sa idalom. Nga nagapasilong. Nagahulat sang inyo. Maayong kabubut on.
The modern English noun Yule descends from Old English ġēol, earlier geoh(h)ol, geh(h)ol, and geóla, sometimes plural. [1] The Old English ġēol or ġēohol and ġēola or ġēoli indicate the 12-day festival of "Yule" (later: "Christmastide"), the latter indicating the month of "Yule", whereby ǣrra ġēola referred to the period before the Yule festival (December) and æftera ġēola ...
The word paról is the modern Filipino spelling of the original Spanish name farol, meaning "lantern". [7] In the native languages, parol and lanterns in general are also known as paritaan. [8] The tradition of the parol becoming associated with Christmas dates back to the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.