PHL Embassy Brings Pinoy Christmas Traditions to Dhaka

The Philippine Embassy in Dhaka welcomed the winter season in Bangladesh with Filipino Christmas traditions in the evening of December 11. The Embassy grounds filled with gleaming lights and angelic hymns of the holiday season with the lighting of the Embassy’s Christmas lantern display

In his Christmas message, Philippine Ambassador to Bangladesh Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo cited the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Bangladesh for projecting a good image of the Philippines through their remarkable demonstration of professionalism in their work.

He also thanked the Filipino organizations for their continued support to the Embassy in promoting and raising the presence of Filipinos in the country. He expressed the hope that the year ahead would again be another opportunity for both the Philippine Embassy and the Filipino community to bring out and share to Bangladesh the best that the Philippines has to offer.

The Simbang Gabi was held at the Philippine Embassy garden, celebrated by Fr. Emmanuel Rozario of the Holy Spirit Major Seminary in Dhaka.

Joining the guests was Charge d’Affaires Reverend Massimo Catterin of the Holy See Embassy who enjoyed the singing of Christmas carols by representatives of the two Filipino organizations in Dhaka; the Philippine Society in Bangladesh (PSB); and Filipino Grand Alliance in Bangladesh (FGAB). Carried away by the joyous chorus presented by the Filipino community, the members of the Holy Spirit Major Seminary, who led the singing during the mass, serenaded the audience with a happy Bengali Christmas song.

The guests were served with light snacks of hot soup, pie and Filipino rice delicacies that concluded the evening event.

Source: dfa.gov.ph