Filipinos in Australia celebrate early Christmas

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Filipinos in Geelong, Victoria are among the communities celebrating Christmas early. Credit: SBS Filipino

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Living up to expectations, various Filipino communities across Australia have celebrated Christmas early, with Filipinos in Geelong, Victoria in festivtiy this weekend for their first-ever 'Pasko sa Geelong'.

Key Points
  • Filipinos are known for their long Christmas festivities.
  • The Filipino community in Geelong, Victoria is holding their first ‘Pasko sa Geelong’.
  • Canberrans join in celebrating the annual ‘Pasko sa Canberra’ at the Philippine Embassy in ACT.
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Filipinos across Australia celebrate early Christmas

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The Sydney community led by the Philippine Community Council of New South Wales led the early celebrations of Christmas with the Philippine Christmas Festival on November 25-26.
In Tasmania, Christmas gathering is one proof of the growing Filipino population in the state.
While in Victoria, various events are being held on the first week of December, including the first-ever 'Pasko sa Geelong' event, to kick-off Filipino Christmas festivities.
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