ST. SYLVESTRE

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                    [Title] => The mass of St. Sylvestre
                    [Summary] => We have remarked in the past about the lack of a truly classic Philippine Christmas story; for a country that embraces Christmas as much as we do, this is surprising.
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                    [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces
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                    [Title] => New Year today
                    [Summary] => The Egyptian, Jewish, Roman, Chinese and Mohammedans have different calendars. But they all celebrate their respective New Years with elaborate ceremonies. In ancient Rome, the first day of the year was dedicated to honoring Janus, patron of doors and beginnings. He had two faces, one faced the past, the other, the future. January 1 became officially recognized as the New Year in the 1500s, when the Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian calendar. It became a holyday when it was declared to be the Feast of the Circumcision.
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                    [Title] => Resolute New Year
                    [Summary] => The way the passing of the old year and the start of the new are celebrated varies from country to country. But they have one thing on common and that is what they are all observing is the end of one cycle of living and the start of a new one. In short, a rite of passage. It will come as a surprise for most people to know that celebrating the New Year on January 1 started only in 1582. Before that, Europe followed the Julian calendar initiated by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C. Then Pope Gregory XIII introduced the present calendar in 1582.
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                    [Title] => Nick Joaquin’s classic RP New Year tale
                    [Summary] => We don’t have a classic Filipino Christmas story. But we have a super classic Philippine New Year’s tale. The unfortunate thing is that very few people have read or heard of the story. In my judgment, it is the most imaginative and creative story Nick Joaquin has written. Here’s his brief description of the old New Year in Intramuros:


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The mass of St. Sylvestre

By ROSES & THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | January 2, 2010 - 12:00am

We have remarked in the past about the lack of a truly classic Philippine Christmas story; for a country that embraces Christmas as much as we do, this is surprising.

Opinion

New Year today

By Alejandro R. Roces | January 1, 2004 - 12:00am

The Egyptian, Jewish, Roman, Chinese and Mohammedans have different calendars. But they all celebrate their respective New Years with elaborate ceremonies. In ancient Rome, the first day of the year was dedicated...

Opinion

Resolute New Year

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | December 31, 2002 - 12:00am

The way the passing of the old year and the start of the new are celebrated varies from country to country. But they have one thing on common and that is what they are all observing is the end of one cycle of living...

Opinion

Nick Joaquin’s classic RP New Year tale

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | January 1, 2002 - 12:00am

We don’t have a classic Filipino Christmas story. But we have a super classic Philippine New Year’s tale. The unfortunate thing is that very few people have read or heard of the story. In my judgment, it...

Opinion

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