Filipina Soul

I was hesitant to line-up Christmas tree, Christmas lights and poinsettia as Filipino Christmas symbols.

Personally, these three items I consider a manifestation of western influence.

But thinking about it, Christianity (the foundation of our belief and which where the Filipino Christmas tradition revolves around) are brought by westerners anyway. However, any foreign cultures brought to the Philippines have evolved into an entirely new culture now known as distinctly Filipino.

We have our version of Christmas tree and some of us can be so extravagant with the use of Christmas lights at this time of the year.

Like the poinsettia, the lighted Christmas tree have “grown” in the Philippine soils.