9 Signs You Know It’s Christmas Season in the Philippines

1. All the small Christmas Ornaments find their way to the living room

(Photograph by: Maxine Alindogan)

 

2. Your family and friends start planning their Christmas gifts in October

(Photograph by: Maxine Alindogan)

 

3. Christmas music and decorations fill the mall starting in September

(Photograph by: Maxine Alindogan)

 

4. Street vendors begin selling santa claus hats

(Photograph from: http://emirates247.com/)

 

5. Outlandish plastic Christmas trees emerge in department stores

 

(Photograph by: Maxine Alindogan)

 

6. Fur coats line the racks in clothing stores (how they manage to sell in the Philippines, we’ll never know)

(Photograph from: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/)

 

7. Starbucks releases their Christmas drinks and everyone starts filling out their sticker cards to get the yearly planner

(Photograph by: Maxine Alindogan)

 

8. Parols illuminate the streets and the doorways of houses

(Photograph from: http://lh6.ggpht.com/)

 

9. Poinsettias, the “Christmas Flower,” becomes the selected choice of decoration for gardens, stair banisters and flower pots

(Photograph by: Maxine Alindogan)