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Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1957-02-08


st. Joseph, likewise selected for
his looks, dress up in the tradi-
tional robes and set off on the
ghostly wandering that is to lead
them to nowhere. The pair present
themselves at the doors of the
houses of the rich, begging a
nights lodging, while the people
follow behind, singing the familiar
songs of Christmas. All the doors
are shut in their faces, and the
pair, in the last minutes before the
stroke of midnight, finally turn
their steps toward the church.
Meanwhile, the cast in the
Christmas story has gathered in
church: the angels, the shepherd,
the Three Wise Men, even the
lamb, the goat and donkey. They
go up the altar, and hidden, gather
about in the ready creche and at
the stroke of midnight, the bells
peal forth and ring, music rises
from the choirloft, and unseen
hands part the curtains revealing
the belen, complete with Mary and
Joseph and the Child Jesus.
Custom in the Visayas
Visayans have a more exotic
custom. On Christmas Eve, i'm
mediately after the angelus, a
great bonfire is built in the town
plaza, accompanied by the deep
and loud pealing of the bells. The
whole town gathers about the bon
fire, at the same time that the
priest, alone with his church boys
and acolytes and cantores, Off
ciates at a strange ceremony. He
takes a halow plate with the en-
graved images of the serene Ma
donna and her Child, and washes
it reverently with alcohol. The
plate is then scented with eau de
cologne, or any scented water from
the Chinese tienda, then bundled
up in sheer and flowing raiment
and blessed in the presence of the
sacristans and cantores. Just what
facet of the Christmas story this
ceremony is supposed to celebrate
has not been made very clear.
Elsewhere in the Philippines,
Christmas Eve finds the women of
the house preparing CONNECTIONS of
cakes, pastries and turrOnes tradi-
tional to Christmas. The squealing
of pigs, cackling of chickens, and
the clatter of silver in the kitchen
prove that all thoughts at this
time are on the midnight supper
and the dinner tomorrow, while
children rally round their elders,
always underfoot, begging to run
errands.
This Night Not for Sleep
All are awake on noche buena,
in obedience to that ancient Gus
tom, still chung to by families of
the old order, which proclaimed
that everybody, from the head of
the house to the smallest fodder,
should not sleep on Christmas Eve.
"Esta noche es noche buena
Y no es nOche para dormir."
THUS, the Andalusian couplet,
and the town provides such revel-
ry, such sounds, sights and smells,
as would keep even the babies well
awake. Brass bands parade down
the streets, outplaying the native
musiIIong buho from the barrio, as
usual followed by running children.
All doors are open, all houses are
lighted in the spirit of Christmas
cheer and hospitality. At the
church plaza, people waiting for
the midnight mass mill around
several booths displaying standard
exhibits" depicting scenes from
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ping, times have indeed changed.
The candy canes are gone, and in
their place, the spangles and tin
sci of metallic fibers in the show
cases.
For all that, however, the Phil
ippines is still the land of the long
Christmases, and the lanterns
lighted on the 10th of December
are not taken down until the eve
of the New Year Christmas cards
keep coming, the Christmas shop
ping goes on. And to the religious
who would not let go of a three
centuries tradition, the fiesta is
prolonged beyond New Years Day,
to the feast of Three Kings when
the folks hold their age-old pag-
cant of the Three Wise Men, and
the season of gift-giving reaches
its climax.
reprint from The Philippines
Quarterly Vol. 1, No. 8, Decem-
Der 1851, Manila.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1957-02-08

ingly changed of a sudden and they
cav. 1T is Christmas already"
This is the start of the Christmas
noyena, and the signal for the
hanging of Christmas lanterns in
the windows and the display of the
helen in the sala, and in the
churches, of the life-size tableaus
of Mary and Joseph with angels
and shepherds around the crib of
Tesus. The symbols of Christmas
remain there until January 6 on
the feast of Three Kings when the
season ends and the holidays are
over.
It is the longest Christmas in
the world, and custom has had it
so for 200 years more or less. The
extension of the Pascuas to in
clude Three Kings Day is Span
ish tradition, but the nine-day pre-
lude to Christmas is exclusively
Filipino. The Philippines is the
only country in the world which
prepares for the feast of the birth
of Christ with a nOvena of masses
given to obtain graces and divine
favors of the Christ Child and
Mary, for which reason the devout
call it the misa aguinaldO. Each of
the masses is said at o'clock in
the morning, and in some towns
even earlier, at cocks crow, so
that the folks prefer to call it by
its eommoner name, the misa de
gallo.
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the belen and brought around to
the altar. Celebrated in all Roman
Catholic churches throughout the
world, the midnight mass is the
real celebration of the feast of the
Nativity.
Midnight Supper
Then from church, the people go
home to their "noche buena" which
has become synonymous with
hams and chicken soups, roasted
chestnuts, oranges and grapes
where the tables are varied and
richer, and, where the tastes are
simpler, with native cake or arrOZ
caldO. The midnight supper is
virtually the end of the religious
Christmas, and from here on to
Christmas Monday it is a chill
dren's festival.
MANY FiIipinos of an older gen
GRAFTON will recall with what senti-
mental longing the Christmases of
yesteryear, when the holidays
marked the loving participation
of all the family, the church and
the school, when Christmas was no
casual undertaking, finished with
a trip to the bazaar and the trim
ming of a Christmas tree, but
properly long and loving work over
the belen in the sala and the fam
lily recipes in the kitchen and the
laborious preparations for the
Christmas Day visits-all done ac-
cording to classic admonitions
sanctified by generations of use.
Collection of Aguinaldos
On the morning of Christmas
Day, the Filipino boy does not look
under the Christmas tree for pres
ents but goes solemnly to break
fast, dressed stiffly in his new
clothes, ready to sweep off to
church and then to his round of
visits, accompanied by an aunt or
an elder sister, to collect aguinal-
dos from grandmothers, uncles and
godparents - the ninOng and
ninang who, having probably neg
| lected their Christian duty the
whole year, are now expected to
play the role of Santa Claus to the
hilt. The boy kisses the ninOng's
hand all according to custom, NUT
tiers a shy "Maligayang PaskO,"
and hangs back belligerently,
while the victim fishes in his pock-
cts for the bright silver coins he
has been saving for this day or
for the package of T-shirts he has
kept ready for the occasion, piled
among similar packages on his
table for the hosts of other god
children sure to greet him that
day.
The spirit of English Christmas
first came to the Philippines in
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vigiIia BobY
ChriSfened
20

Bremerton, Wash. - Barbara
Theresa Vigilia, two month-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufino
A. Vigilia, was christened on jan
uary 20 at the Our Lady of the
Sea Catholic Church, the Rev.
Father William L. Smiley officiat-
ing.
The sponsors were Mrs. Angela
Gamido and Mrs. Eddie Tabafunda.
Following the ceremony, a deli
cious dinner of Filipino and Ameri-
can dishes were served.
Mrs. Vigilia is the former Marie
Mateo, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pete Mateo, POT So Montgomery,
Bremerton.
Among the many guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Primitive Fabian,
Mr.. and Mrs. Luis Castro and
daughters, Coralita and Rosalinda,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gamido,
Jr., all of Seattle.
Others were Mr.. and Mrs. Pedro
Mateo, Mr.. and Mrs. Marcial A.
Solano and son Michael, Mr.. and
Mrs. Justin Pandes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jewel Phillips and family, and the
Messrs. Eddie Tabafunda, John
Buccat and John Ancheta.
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Started in Early 17OO's

1t was a Spanish priest of
certain town who gave the Fill
pinos their first misa de gallo, al
though he had no means of know
ing it at the time. This happened
way back in the early zoos one
harvest season after an extra
ordinarily rich and bountiful crop.
The good priest, awed by the in
fallible sign of heavenly goodwill,
drew all the pious farmers togeth-
er and babe them give thanks to
their sainted patron through
novena of masses for their good
fortune, so that by this act they
may obtain graces and repeated
favors the coming year. Since it
has been the practice, long before
the advent of sainted patrons, to
celebate good harvests with pagan
feasting, the priest probably
thought it best to blend the native
with the religious custom and ac-
cordingly resolved that the pro-
posed nOVena be climaxed with
day of rejoicing and festival.
To make the plan practical, it
was further resolved that the
hoVena be started exactly nine
Gays before Christmas Day, so that
the end might coincide with Christ
mas Eve and the solid feed that
went with the noche buena. This
was done, and with such happy re-
suits that the act to obtain graces
was repeated the following year,
ana the next year after that. Soon
" spread to neighboring pueblos
ana then to the entire countryside.
Misa De Gallo
from this crude beginning evolv-
GU the misa de gallo as it is known
quay and although grandmothers
look back to the mIsas of their day
WIN deep nostalgia-remembering
"0w a myriad candles had shed
uier light on the kneeling figures
VI 'he unpaved floor of the village
."ureh' and how women in their
u'ek black veil and chinelas, and
lung girls in shawls, and children
- lheir plain dresses had flocked
'ie oelen at the side altar while
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Flying Matador

look before you leap could we'll become
the motto Of bull fighters in Boeo,a,
Colombia. Yet the novel scene above is
not so new as il looks - the famous Span
Ish painter Goya included il in a series of
ouIi-fleht etchinss in 1915 (see rightly. In
TACT the stunt is now called "Goyesca" and
was recently introduced in Boso,a's Santa
Maria bull ring. Looks as il matadors will
at last Be getting the jump on the bull.
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A few friendly words on the
art of upping your income

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sources other than your job : income that
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,BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

second best In the league thi,
season. which earned an edge
over Clarendon. Mile Stadt-
Ter. with games Of 81, l48 and
$50. totaled 39e for Fulford's,
ably abetted by Frances VIII
sons $40. Rita WEIGH shot
l37-36l for Clarendon.
Another shining light was
Kitty Hamilton Of Goetz Co.
who rolled 386 with games OF
1856. 1i9 and 1872. Goetz edged
william G. Voight. featuring
PHYLLIS Jones $50.
Jackie Caulson rolled $50 and
Dot Bowie. 355. for Food Serv-
ice Equipment In a 2-l win over
Mirman Bros. For Mirman,
Ann Habercom rolled 1885
without a strike. She marked
UP Is spares.
Chatterbar. In winning two
from Hi-Skor. tied the latter
for first place In games at 1876.
but gained the lead on total
pins. Shirley James rolled SAL
for Chatterbar and Beryl Meyer
1874 for Hi-Skor.
Miss Wilson leads In average
at 1870 for 10 games. fol-
lowed by Miss Stadtler at l16-
3 and Mrs. Meyer. ll4-i6.
The standings: Chatterbar.
1876, Hi-Skor. 1876; Fulford's.
III, Food Service. Ill. Mir
man. 0-l0: Goetz. 6-12: Weight.
ella and Clarendon. 6-l2.
y
Eddie Owens and Pete Town
send. with a pair of 1855. en-
abled Budweiser Beer to sweep
four points from Penn Recrea-
ton and ascend into a tie for
first place in the Metropolitan
Inter-Alley League with Whea-
ton Paint and Hardware. which
dropped three points to Nov
ing Inc.
Only three 400s were scored
in the classy l8-team circuit.
Warren Hill shot l52-4O5 for
Nance g. Vivadelli. Sam Vac
chiano l47-404 for SIS. Free
stone and Harry Worth, las
403 for Blatz Beer.
Blatz and Budweiser scored
the only 4-point sweeps VIM
ming by 81 were Moving. Inc:
Nance q Vivadelli. SIS. Free
stone. Chaney's Garage. Coca
Cola. Merrill's Pizza House and
Spillway.
Standings Of the leaders in
points zone isawarded for each
game won and one for total
pins): Wheaton. Is; Budweiser
10: Blatz. is: SIS. Freestone
Is; Coca Cola, IS and Moving
Inc. Is.
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Pat Crescent. who once held
THE all-time record for ar
average In the District Major
League. is beginning to appear
like his old self in the all-star
round robin at WMAL-TV. Pat
moves in to the stretch with q
2-point lead over Bobby Lock
hart. second In the field oi
eight.
Clete Pannell and Frank
Micalizzi were the stars Of last
nights matches. Pannell Shoot
ing AIS 10 shade Billy Moore
and Micalizzi 800 TO edge Lock-
hart In games. Pannell picked
up 'l5 points plus rs pins and
Moore. with a set OF 385. gained
Il3 plus rs.
Micalizzi gained is plus 4
and Lockhart. with 1853. got 10
lplus 4.
The standings. in points and
plus pins: Crescent. 6i-27:
Lockhart. 500: Norman Titus.
58-S; Micalizzi. 68-5: Moore.
SIS: Billy Stalcup. SIT. PAN
nell. 53-l5; Jack Moulton.
47-2l.
Also up to its old tricks is the
champion Fulford's Radio team
In the Capital Women's Major
League. which last night shot
the highest duckpin game reg
istered by women this season.
626. It was part Of a l.729 set.
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Gionts Gould Answer
Many Redskin Queries

Butfhe Redskins aren't com.
ing up sunday with that OLD
bugabob overconfidence. MOI
with the Giants.
Two Giants Out
Although two regulars on The
Giants win ecut, Quarterback
Don Heinrich snd Tackle Dicl
Yelvtngtcn. Coach Jim Lee
Howell still has a formidable
offensive and defensive club.
Heinrich has 4 broken thumb
received In New Kork's 24-2C
victory over Philadelphia Sat.
|lFday night. YelFiiieton has q
sprained knee. . =
Chuck Conerly viii do the
quarterbacking and Jack Strouc
win be moved from guard Il
tackle TO replace Yelvington.
Along with Conerly In thu
bEckfield will be Frank Clifford
an& Alex Webster at the half.
back positions and Mel Triplett
at fullback. Clifford and Web.
Ster. TO no ones surprise. are
the teams leading ground gain.
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The last time the New York
Giants football team came Ia
town they brought q fiHe-game
winning streak with them,
something that didn't impress
the Redskins much as they
scored q 1877 upset victory,
That was at the midway
point of last season. The Red
skins later took 4 2a-la beat
ing in New York ana the Giants
went on. from there TO the d.
vision and league title.
But that was last year and
another season Is here which
holds considerable promise foI
the rookie-dotted Rcdskin team
Just how much headway the
Washington club is going "a
make may be gathered from
its performance Sunday when
the Giants come here for the
Redskins home opener.
Redskins In Shape
The Redskins repeatedly are
IN top condition following their
convincing 37-l4 victory over
the Cardinals last Sunday In
Chicago. End Bob Dee's bad
ankle has mended and Art
DeCarlo. defensive halfhack
who missed both the Cardinals
and Steelers' games with a
pulled leg muscle. is ready. ac-
cDrding to club officials.
Also ready are the three
rookie backs who showed so
well at Chicago. Ed Sutton,
Jim Podoley and Don BoesSlcr.
Ard the little general, Eddie
eBaron. who completed five of
elk passes for l13 yards and
one touchdown. Sutton scored
twice.
In handing out praise, the
Did reliahles on defense. Gene
BlIto. Ralph FELTON,. Volney
Peters and company come in
for a big share as evidenced by
the mere rs yards picked up
rushing by the Cardinals.
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WIN Loses Guard

| WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Oct
10 (Pl--William and Mary'S
/ football team learned today
that Guard Denys Grant def
nitely won't be available for
duty in Saturdays game al
Penn State. Grant. q star SEN
lior from Norfolk. is nursing q
leg injury suffered last week
and probably will not be ready
to play before the game with
VMI on October 10.
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ers. each with q 10 average IL
two games.
The Giants. noted for theh
me defensive teams in thI
steve owen era. haven't slack.
ened in recent years. In two
games thus far. the first q g.;
loss to Cleveland. the Giants
defense hasn't permitted Z
sustained drive for q touch.
down.
The Browns had TO settle fol
two field goals BY their acc
kicker. Lou 0ro1a. while the
Eagles. although scoring three
touchdowns. got only one from
scrimmage. for II yards after
recovery Of q tumble.
The Redskins and Giants
along with the Ss3elers and
Cardinals. are tied for second
place in the league. all at l-l
Coach Joe Kuharich's boys hope
to better that Sunday before
what should be a sell-out crowd
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with q recovered tumble. Bib
Der Burns converted after the
first score.
The Wildcats came hack with
a topDhdown on a 40-yard run
BY Bill Nelson. Lew Carpenter
threw q 6-yard scoring pass to
Chuck Herbert and added the
extra point to gain the tie with
time running out.
In another scholastic game
yesterday, Fairmont Heights
won its first victory Of the sea-
son after three losses with a
TO decision over Carver Of
Rockville.
Quarterback Crawford EIler-
be set up the score in the sec
ond quarter with a 25-yard run.
Stanley Allen followed up with
q 2-yard plunge for the touch
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YOU BE THE
QUARTERBACK
Answer
Queaiinn nn Page A-20l

Question on Page A-2O)
4. Pass. Worst call. Chances
are pretty good you can make
necessary yardage in two plays.
so don't pass here.
3. Power play. Better. you
should be able to crack this side
Of the line unless Michigan is
punching its defense on that
side.
2. End run. You have run
the ends frequently and have
averaged three yards per try. SO
1t is a good second choice.
/. Quick opener. Best call
For some reason the defense
is vulnerable here today. Hit
that All-American again!
Distributed By the Register and
Tribune 6yndicatel -
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SuFrcttsviiIe Coins
Tie With loyyeas

It will be next year at least
before surrattsyille High takes
on so-called big teams In
football Meapwhile. tih lie first
year in 1.-The sport. 1t IS doing all
right.
In four games Surrattsville
has q 1-2st record the tie !
1918 game yesterday against
Northwestern's jayvees.
Surrattsviile held a lead, i3-
8, until the last few minutes
OF the game. 1t scored on q
l5-yard pass play from Buddy
Christ TO Ken Wise. and on 4
46-yard run by Rob Richmond
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|WEAM 70 CurrV
|Repluy on Redskins

For the second straight year
Radio station wEAM 1890
win rebroadcast the Redskins
home games. with Nat Albright
doing the play BY play At $40
pm. sundays
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down to end o 70-yard driVt.
Willie Carter converted.
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DEDICATION Of the spacious new
- $35OOOO Virginia Theological
Seminary Library on Tuesday reveals
dramatically the growth Of this
historic institution.
When the four-year-old seminary
moved in 1927 from Alexandria TO its
present location on Seminary Hill, the
library consisted of two rooms made
into one. It was housed in the orig
inal Seminary Building and had $500
volumes in 1896 for the A students
enrolled In the Episcopal school.
Some years later Seminary Building
was RACED to make way for Aspinwall
Hall. In 1855. through a legacy Of
Mrs. Sophia Jones Of Lancaster
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Alexandra Seminary
Gets A New Library
By CASPAR NAMES

County, Va, and a gift Of John Bohlen
of Philadelphia. a library was built
and named Francis Scott Key Hall in
honor Of the author OF The Star
Spdn0Ied Banner. Key was a loyal
Episcopalian who once considered
entering the ministry but finally de-
cided to become a lawyer.
Francis Scott Key Hall, now the
oldest building on the campus, served
as library for 66 years. Since then,
it has been used as a refectory, class
room, speech and music studio. 1t Is
now being used as a classroom for
practice preaching.
In 1921 the Packard-Laird Memorial
Library was erected. One-third of
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the cost was contributed by w. Winder
Laird of Wilmington. Del, In memory
of his grandfather, the Rev. Joseph
Packard, and his brother, the Rev.
william H. Laird. The former had
been a professor and dean at the
seminary and the latter was an
illustriouS alumnus.
This library had $1,000 volumes for
the 1890 students at the seminary.
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II had room for 80 readers at wide
tables and comfortable chairs.
But Immediately after World War II
the seminary enrolment quickly shot
up to double its previous number. At
present, the student body Is limited
to $50 ministerial candidates.
This rapid growth and the demands
growing out Of the increased enroll
ment made a larger library impera-
CONTINUED