After the solemn observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, the whole of Christendom now shifts to holiday mode as they prepare for the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s Day celebrations.
With just 53 days left until Christmas Day, vendors in Plaza Quezon, Las Pinas City, are working diligently to create beautiful, colorful lanterns made of bamboo and plastic sheets. This festive activity started on Thursday, November 2, 2023.
These vendors have a wide variety of specific decorations and colors available for their lanterns. According to them, right after All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, decorators and buyers eagerly start purchasing their Christmas lanterns.
(Report and photography by Benjamin Cuaresma/ai/mnm)