Panunuluyan: Reviving a Filipino Christmas tradition in New York
By Momar G. Visaya
The decision to ban holding masses in the Philippine Center may very well be a blessing in disguise.
The decision to ban holding masses in the Philippine Center may very well be a blessing in disguise.
Now you don’t have to be in the Philippines to experience the age-old tradition of Simbang Gabi and the iconic food that comes with it—bibingka and puto bumbong (native rice cakes).
The Archdiocese of New York maintained its objection to the holding of Simbang Gabi midnight masses at the consulate building on Fifth Avenue, prompting the possible relocation of the Christmas tradition observed for 25 years by Filipinos in the New York Tri-State. “A mass can only be carried out in a consecrated location and thus, [...]
