The Longest Christmas: Filipino Spirit

I'm still waiting for my soulmate, but Filipinos celebrate the longest Christmas season on Earth!

From September first through January sixth, four months of twinkling parols light up every street.

Families gather for Noche Buena, tables groaning with twelve dishes symbolizing prosperity.

The Giant Lantern Festival in Pampanga showcases kaleidoscopic creations, twenty feet tall. During fiestas,

neighborhoods transform into open-air banquets, called boodle fights. Mountains of food spread on banana

leaves; strangers become family over shared rice and laughter. That's the vibrant Filipino spirit!