The Philippines is one of two mainly Christian countries within Asia, East Timor being the other one. Christmas in the Philippines is one of the largest and longest holidays within the archipelago. The Philippines has gained the distinction for celebrating the longest Christmas season in the world. People in the country are proclaiming Christmas carols right from September and variously lasting till Epiphany, January 9’s Feast of the Black Nazarene or the Feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú on the 3rd Sunday of January. The Church in the Philippines’ official observance begins from the start of the Simbang Gabi on...
