For the last two years, tight health restrictions ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered how Filipinos celebrated Christmas. | zacariansINQ
In most parts of the country, caroling used to start as early as September 1 and continue after Christmas until New Year. But in the last two years, most of the streets were void of children, the elderly or simply talented musicians singing Christmas carols.But in 2022, with health restrictions getting lifted as COVID-19 cases reached levels that are acceptable for the government to do so, the once loud celebration of Christmas has started to return, albeit, slowly.
As a group, YFC dedicated itself to evangelical efforts and finds Christmas even more important, treating caroling as, like the old adage says, cherry on top.According to the current head of the YFC GMA chapter, Matthew Mendoza, the group has been going house-to-house for Christmas carols for as long as he can remember. and kuyas have already been doing Christmas carols,” Mendoza said.
The tradition also allowed the chapter to raise funds for get-together parties on Christmas and New Year’s Day, he said.Members of the YFC-GMA chapter about to go caroling, circa 2015. PHOTO FROM KIANNE DUBLADO “It was really sad for us that we couldn’t go to our traditional caroling but we understood the situation,” he said.
“[Thinking about it now] it is really sad, because it took away a lot of time from us, especially from me. I’m not getting younger anymore,” he said. Now that the government has begun easing COVID restrictions, Mendoza said the chapter has been revitalized with excitement especially as Christmas draws closer.
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