This year’s holiday celebration will kick off early for most BC based Filipinos. Pockets of Filipino gatherings have started last weekend to drumbeat the fast approaching season. As an example, Tri-City CFC Chapter’s Praise Festival highlighted traditional Christmas carols followed by feasting in a sumptuous buffet of home cooked Christmas food specialties like Embotido, Menudo, Lechon, Pancit Malabon and native delicacies like SapinSapin, Biko, Bibingka, Cassava Cake. Then, a special gift-giving activity by Santa Claus was a big hit among children.
Come this weekend, we look forward to a bigger and exciting Filipino gathering called ‘Paskong Pinoy sa PNE’, also known as 2010 Christmas Gifts and Food Fair. A 2-day event ‘Paskong Pinoy sa PNE’ brings in non-stop entertainment featuring stars who are flying from Manila just for this event and equally talented local talents; Filipino popular foods and goodies for holiday giveaways.
I am having myself available to come on Saturday at PNE before crossing the border to attend a Fall Commencement ceremony ay Spokane University, Washington. I am looking forward to savor the Fiesta Pina Ham which will be available for every Filipinos’ Noche Buena table this Christmas season.
Incidentally, Purefoods Corned Beef and Luncheon Meat are now available in your favorite Filipino stores in Vancouver as shared by Glenn Ong, an exclusive distributor of Purefoods products in North America.
We are glad to know that our favorite Filipino products that we grew up with are now available in Canada. See you at PNE on Saturday, December 11.
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Mama Sita’s products are one of the widely distributed proudly Philippine-made food mixes/marinades, sauces and condiments. A special marketing group is conducting food sampling to introduce new products and applications to the mainstream market in Vancouver. We are looking forward for more product news bits and recipes.
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Simbang Gabi, a spiritual preparation, is part and parcel of Filipino Christmas celebration. Here is the list of 9-day Novena masses to be held in different parishes
Dis 15 - Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver
Dis 16 - St. Jude, Vancouver
Dis 17 - St. Paul, Richmond
Dis 17 - Our Lady of Sorrows, Vancouver
Dis 18 - St. Luke’s, Maple Ridge
Dis 19 - Holy Trinity, North Vancouver
Dis 19 - Queen of All Saints, Coquitlam
Dis 20 - Our Lady of Mercy, Burnaby
Dis 21 - Our Lady of Mercy, Burnaby
Dis 22 - St. Bernadette, Surrey
Dis 23 - Immaculate Conception, Delta
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