‘Christmas-crazy’ Pinoys in Swiss news

Posted on December 19, 2008 - Filed Under Current Affairs, Lifestyle, Music | 4 Comments

Well, what do you know? The Philippines was featured recently in a widely read Swiss tabloid for its “Christmas-crazy” people and traditions. 20 Minuten, a highly circulated free tabloid which comes in German and French, ran a news article on how Filipinos celebrate the Christmas season with so much galore. Here’s a rough translation (from [...]

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