My Christmas

Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the birth of Jesus Christ. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending “Simbang gabi or Misa De Gallo, sharing meals with family.

On the day before Christmas, I thought that I could attend the last mass of “Simbang gabi” but unfortunately I woke up late in the morning. For the nine-day mass of celebrating the Eucharist in the dawn, I only attended 3 times. I’m very disappointed because I promised to myself to accomplish the nine days.

By the time I woke up, I immediately go downstairs and start to clean the house. When everybody wakes up, I know that they would be shocked of seeing me sweeping the floor because they don’t usually see me cleaning the house. So, all of us are busy preparing for “Noche Buena” or Christmas Eve. Minutes to go then its Christmas, everyone is exciting. It was twelve in the midnight, everybody says “Merry Christmas!” and then blows there cute, colorful trumpets. After greeting my whole family, we eat together in the table full of sweet dishes and then we go to sleep.

December 25 in the evening, we go to church and give thanks to the Lord Our God.

For me Christmas is the time to give love and spent time with family.