A vendor arranges Santa claus statue displayed for sale along Brgy. Tanong in Marikina City, Philippines as Christmas season nears. Christmas in the Philippines has earned the distinction of celebrating the world's longest Christmas season, with Christmas carols heard as early as September and the season lasting up until Epiphany, the feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9 or the Feast of the Santo Niño held every third Sunday of January. ...
more A vendor arranges Santa claus statue displayed for sale along Brgy. Tanong in Marikina City, Philippines as Christmas season nears. Christmas in the Philippines has earned the distinction of celebrating the world's longest Christmas season, with Christmas carols heard as early as September and the season lasting up until Epiphany, the feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9 or the Feast of the Santo Niño held every third Sunday of January. (Jerome Ascano/NPPA Images)
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