Early morning mass for 9 days before Christmas. Why very early morning? So people can go to mass before they start work at dawn.
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Lolo went for years when we first came here. Afterward, the folks would go up to the city square and talk and eat snacks.
no, I never went: I'm not a morning person and tend to be stiff in the morning, so even going jogging with Lolo back then was not pleasant for me.
the custom ends with the midnight mass at Christmas (in the late evening) with everyone going home to eat Buena Noche together.
everyone tries to come home for the holidays: Especially Christmas (and for the local fiestas, such as ours in May). Ten percent of the population live or work overseas or on ships, due to lack of local jobs, but this is the time when you reunite with your family.
Here, Christmas is about families: and God is part of the family: God the Father, Mama Mary and Kuya (older brother) Jesus. And family means fiesta and food.
Why not: Jesus' first miracle was to supply wine for a wedding feast.
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