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23 days to X'mas: Festive Christmas tree brings joy to Ormoc
Melanie Bingco,
ABS-CBN News
Published Dec 02, 2016 11:33 AM PHT
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Updated Dec 02, 2016 12:31 PM PHT
ORMOC CITY - A giant Christmas tree, made more festive by decorations handcrafted by local prison inmates, was lit up Thursday night in Ormoc City to great celebration by locals.
ORMOC CITY - A giant Christmas tree, made more festive by decorations handcrafted by local prison inmates, was lit up Thursday night in Ormoc City to great celebration by locals.
The celebration comes a month after the third anniversary of the devastation wrought on the city by typhoon "Yolanda" (Haiyan) on November 8, 2013.
The celebration comes a month after the third anniversary of the devastation wrought on the city by typhoon "Yolanda" (Haiyan) on November 8, 2013.
Also showcased in Ormoc City were giant lanterns, locally known as parol, made of recycled materials. Some were made of plastic bottles shaped into Ormoc's famed "queen pineapples."
Also showcased in Ormoc City were giant lanterns, locally known as parol, made of recycled materials. Some were made of plastic bottles shaped into Ormoc's famed "queen pineapples."
Other decorations were made of corn husks and corn cobs, another of the city's prime crops.
Other decorations were made of corn husks and corn cobs, another of the city's prime crops.
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The display will be at the Ormoc City public plaza throughout the Christmas season.
The display will be at the Ormoc City public plaza throughout the Christmas season.
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