Welcome 2016

Happy New Year

A new year is like a blank book, the pen is in your hands,

It is your chance to write a beautiful story for yourself,

Happy New Year 2016.

I wish this year has lesser disasters, lesser hate,

Lesser accidents and loads of love, Happy New Year 2016

“What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal,

On what you bring to the New Year."

Fengshuidiva Didit Tips for Welcoming New Year 2016

MGA IHAHANDA SA ATING LAMESA SA BISPERAS NG BAGONG TAON:1. Siguraduhing Pula at Dilaw Ang Kulay Ng Mantel ng ating...

Posted by PampaSwerte on Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Paniniwala at Tradisyon Sa Pagsalubong sa Bagong Taon

Paniniwala Ukol Sa Bagong Taon

Ito Ang Ilan Sa Mga Tradisyon Na Ginagawa namin Sa Pagpasok Ng Bagong Taon

• Pagkumpleto ng 12 prutas, pero ang iba lalo na sa fengshui na mas suwerte kung 13 klase ng prutas ang nakahain sa mesa.

• Paghihip ng bubbles o bulak sa kabahayan.

• Pagsasabit ng 12 o 13 piraso ng ubas sa pinto at bintana.

  
• Pagtalon mula ikatlong baitang ng hagdan. 

   
• Pagsasaboy ng asin sa mga sulok ng bahay para itaboy ang mga malas. 

• Paglalagay ng bawang/ pitong maliliit na baso ng tubig/ asin/ bulak sa lamesa.

   

• Pagtalon kapag nagpapalit na ang taon para tumangkad, ginagawa ito karamihan ng mga bata.

  
• Pag-iwas sa paggastos kung bagong taon pero ang iba naman ay pagiging galante sa unang araw ng taon.

• Paglalagay ng barya sa bulsa na kakalampagin pagsapit ng pagpapalit ng taon.

• Paghahagis ng barya sa mga sulok ng bahay, kasama na ang ilalim ng kama, hagdanan, kusina at sa iba pang sulok ng bahay.

• Pagsusuot ng kulay pulang damit. Lalo n kung may mga hugis bilog ito.

• Pagbukas ng mga pintuan, mga bintana, drawer at ilaw sa lahat ng kuwarto ng bahay para maging maliwanag ang buhay ng pamilya sa susunod na taon at pagpasok ng suwerte.

• Pagpupuno ng mga lalagyan ng tubig, asin at bigas.

• Paghahanda ng mga pagkain na malagkit sa hapag-kainan tulad ng tiko, suman, sinukmani at palitaw para sa pagpapatibay ng samahan ng pamilya.

• Paglalagay sa mesa ng isang tasang bigas na may 88 piraso ng coins at pagkatapos ng 3 araw dapat isama sa sinaing ang bigas dahil magdadala daw ito ng suwerte sa pagpasok ng bagong taon.

• Paghahain din ng mga candy sa lamesa o iba pang matatamis na pagkain kc magdadala ito ng matamis na pagsasama ng bawat pamilya.

 Ang kaugalian na ito ay may layon na mapabuti ang buhay sa bagong taon. Magkaroon ng magaan at banayad na takbo ng pamumuhay, maalwan ang dating ng pera, matatag na pamilya, malusog na pangangatawan, magandang trabaho at marami pang iba. Wala naman siguro mawawala sa atin kung susundin natin ang tradisyon na ito kasi marami sa karamihan isa sa mga bagay na ito ay ginagawa nila sa pagsalubong sa Bagong Taon.

http://oggiecudanin.blogspot.com/2008/12/paniniwala-ukol-sa-bagong-taon.html

Day of Giving : Merry Christmas

Merry CHRISTmas!

“Glory to God in the highest heaven,

and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
Luke 2:14 New International Version (NIV)

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, 

The gladness of Christmas give you hope, 

The warmth of Christmas grant you love!

Photos by me : Oggie Cudanin

Christmas in the Philippines

Christmas in the Philippines (Filipino: Pasko sa Pilipinas), one of two predominantly Christian countries in Asia (the other one being East Timor), is one of the biggest holidays in the archipelago. The country has earned the distinction of celebrating the world's longest Christmas season,^[1] with Christmas carols heard as early as September and lasting variously until either Epiphany...

credit : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_the_Philippines

Word(s) of the Day: Noche Buena

Noche Buena:

Filipino Christmas Eve

Noche Buena

derives from the Spanish for "A Good Night". 

It is the traditional feast Filipinos partake in after the midnight mass.

Our yearly Tradition of Noche Buena and opening gifts :)

photos by me : oggie cudanin

Merry CHRISTmas everyone !

Merry Christmas

It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love

"May this holiday season sparkle and shine, may all of your wishes and dreams come true, and may you feel this happiness all year round"

During this season of giving, let us take time to slow down and enjoy the simple things. May this wonderful time of the year touch your heart in a special way. Wishing you much happiness today and throughout the New Year.

Maligayang Pasko

Christmas Eve

"As you prepare to Celebrate Christmas, remind yourself that Life itself is a Celebration. Make each day a Celebration."

1 Day 'til Christmas

The season of joy is finally here, the season of belonging and fun, the season of warmth and hope, the season when everyone is one, it's the season of Christmas, Christmas is here!

"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly Merry Christmas."

2 Days 'til Christmas

"Christmas Story" Countdown - 2 Days till Christmas

The Escape to Egypt

(Matthew 2:7-18) Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: 
"A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more." (NIV)

credit : "Christmas Story" Countdown - 2 Days till Christmas

3 Days 'til Christmas

“Christmas now surrounds us,

Happiness is everywhere

Our hands are busy with many tasks

As carols fill the air.”

4 Days 'til Christmas

TOY HUNT! 4 Days Until Christmas Frozen, My Little Pony & More!

4 Days until Christmas