{"id":275874,"date":"2020-11-18T22:20:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T03:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=275874"},"modified":"2020-11-18T22:20:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T03:20:31","slug":"no-xmas-carols-for-manila-churches-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/18\/no-xmas-carols-for-manila-churches-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"No Xmas carols for Manila churches this year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Manila Cathedral at night (Photo By Judgefloro – Own work, Public Domain<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This holiday season, Christmas carol activities for parishes is prohibited due to the pandemic, Catholic Church officials in Manila said.<\/p>\n

Manila Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo said churches in the archdiocese have been told not to organize such activity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have already instructed our parishes not to organize carolings,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The Manila auxiliary bishop added that there was no formal order regarding the non-holding of Christmas caroling but they were informed during a meeting earlier this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no letter. I just told them in our zoom meeting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The move is to curb the spread of coronavirus disease, according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines-Permanent Committee on Public Affairs (CBCP-PCPA) executive secretary Fr. Jerome Secillano.<\/p>\n

He said doing so would protect the public and the choir members since according to experts, the virus can easily transmit through singing.<\/p>\n

Christmas carol is part of the traditions of Filipinos during the holiday season, where groups serenade families in their houses. Also, participants wear colorful costumes signifying the celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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