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Oh, Happy Day

April 3, 2015 by Gary McMurrain 1 Comment

Remember the old Edwin Hawkins Singers song, "Oh, Happy Day"? It is one of my favorite songs to sing during the Easter season. It is here, in full swing, and it is an entire week long celebration in the Philippines. Holy Week is probably the most important holiday in the Philippines or at least on equal footing with Christmas. Many foreigners do not realize just how important … [Read more...]

Thanksgiving In The Philippines 2013

November 29, 2013 by Gary McMurrain 6 Comments

Several days ago, an American friend back in the States seemed confused when I was talking about our Thanksgiving Festival, which was upcoming. He did not believe that there is Thanksgiving in the Philippines. Well, there most certainly is! This is our 5th Thanksgiving in the Bacolod Area of the Philippines and as always, we all had a blast! There are more than 300,000 US … [Read more...]

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