Christmas Belen Radiates More Joy Among La Carloteños

Nativity of Jesus or the Nativity which depicts the humble birth of Jesus in the stable of cattle in the City of Bethlehem becomes the very symbol of the great love of Heavenly Father. It could be easily understood and appreciated by the kids when it is played in a tableau.

Christmas Belen

Our local government finds it practical to put up Christmas Belen rather that Santa Claus with his reindeers and gifts, snow or Christmas tree which they couldn't be found here in our country. Instead, the prefer to have that Christmas Belen.

Christmas Belen is one of the Filipino traditions, in which the school children used to play it during their Christmas Party in a form of a tableau. Baby Jesus in a doll wrapped with white cloth placed in a pasungan, and kids take the role of Mother Mary, Father Joseph, the shepherds, the Magi, animals in the stable and angels are the usual scene in this Nativity.

The tableau is in one-act play with the narration of the Nativity scene from the Bible according to the gospel of Luke and Matthew.

How Christmas Would Lead to World Peace

It is very untiring and even deafening to always hearing this Biblical phrase "on earth peace, good will toward men..." (Luke 2:14, KJV) The people are always longing for peace since time immemorial. But peace is elusive but hope keeps on hoping to never fail. Christmas is there to remind us every December, every year. Even everyone would like to have Christmas everyday.

JOYOUS CHRISTMAS SEASON

"When Christmas comes, there is always joy in our hearts. There is joy when we give something small for it has big impact to the receiver. There is joy in our emotion and on the way we feel after helping those in need." This a portion of my humble message during our Coronation of Mr. & Ms. Yuletide 2014 of our school, Balabag Elem. School.

PERFECT GIFT for CHRISTMAS

Christmas is a season of the year that simply reminding us the perfect gift which our Heavenly Father has given to all mankind, kindred, tongues and nations. That is through Jesus Christ, our Father in heaven unfeigned love is perfectly shown for everyone of us sinners. With Jesus we would be redeemed from our sins.