Hi hivers 😊!
Let me give you a tour on what's new here at Greenbelt Mall. This time around when Christmas is coming, we have a Bazaar of Filipino handicrafts. It is located at the stage at Greenbelt 5, 2nd Floor.
This is what I like about Ayalamalls where I work because they are helping to promote Filipino crafts and art. It is one week event starting on Monday up until Sunday so if you are near please visit and support our local merchants. As you can see here, we have lots of Christmas trees. Filipino homes are mostly decorated when the 'ber' months comes. As we can tell, Christmas starts from September until January here. We love lights and colors of green, red and golds or anything that you like. Since our Christmas tree is not a real tree we can use any colors that we like. I have seen red, pink and gold and white. Most of us stayed at home longer now, perhaps you can try to give a space for something that can left up some spirits, bringing Christmas spirit by putting up lights and some of these pieces.
Well of course, we can be creative in our own. When we are kids or at school, we are thought to do these things. We make 'parol' and Christmas trees out of the things we see on our sorroundings. We used bamboo for the frames of stars and have it covered with coconut meshes and leaves. We can use grasses, twigs and plastics and shimmering and colorful foils or papers.
A parol is a Filipino ornamental lantern displayed during the Christmas season. Parols are traditionally constructed using bamboo and Japanese paper, and are illuminated with candles, oil lamps, or carbide lamps.- Wikipedia
We've been through tough times, and these crafts are may boost and help us see a brighter sides of things. Usually, decorating a home of Christmas decors is like a tradition of every homes. It is a family bonding that we are always looking forward to when we are kids. I think you know what I mean about the feeling of putting up Christmas balls and lights of the tree and finally the socks and to the top where the star is. Star is where you wishes and at the bottom is where the gift boxes which you can only open on the 12:00 am of 25th December.
I guess the kids are the most excited during Christmas. I mean yes, I was. Today, I couldn't remember why I had those feelings of great happiness and joy. The excitement of this time when I was young is way different today. As wish I can be as humbling as kids are. Anyways, through these decors I see on malls, and on Streets where I pass through. The lights on the buildings are reminding me to smile and be happy no matter how things are. Time to celebrate life and truly not forget what Christmas really is.
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