A culture that adapts is for all

 A culture that's accepting is for all

Chinese new year or the lunar new year is the new year equivalent in Chinese culture, its the turning of the page for all lunisolar calendars. So why do we also celebrate it? Many just disregard this day as a holiday for others and just accept the free day off, but why do we actually treat this day as a national holiday if its for the Chinese?

The answer is, we Filipinos are accepting, one of the traits that we can most stand proudly with is our hospitality. We treat everyone who comes or visits our land as one of our own, so naturally as the Chines population grew in the Philippines, we also treated them as a fellow Filipino. With that, we embraced them, not just as people but their culture. Thus, for respect to all Chinese-Filipino citizens we also accepted their culture as our own

In conclusion, the reason we treat the Lunar new year as one of our national holidays is due to our natural kindness and compassion as Filipinos. We accept everyone as our own, and that's a trait we should always be proud of and stand by.

references:

Xi’s Visit to the Philippines: Implications for China-Philippine Relations, Photo taken at: https://www.isdp.eu/publication/xis-visit-to-the-philippines/

[OPINION] Finding the middle ground with the Middle Kingdom. Photo taken at: https://www.rappler.com/voices/ispeak/235027-middle-ground-philippines-china/

5 things you may not know about the Chinese-Filipino community. Photo taken at: https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/the-filipino-chinese-community