It's Nearly Christmas in the Philippines

In a few weeks we will start putting this tree back up.

Christmas in the Philippines (Filipino: Pasko sa Pilipinas), one of two predominantly Christian countries in Asia (the other one being East Timor), is one of the biggest holidays in the archipelago. The country celebrates the world's longest Christmas season, with Christmas carols heard as early as September and lasting variously until either Epiphany, the Feast of the Black Nazarene on 9 January, or the Feast of the Santo Niño on the third Sunday of January. The official observance by the Catholic Church in the Philippines is from the beginning of the Simbang Gabi on 16 December until the Feast of the Epiphany on the first Sunday of the year.

Every year, Filipinos from around the world mark September 1st as the beginning of the countdown to Christmas. This countdown, which spans from September to December, otherwise known as the "Ber Months”, is one of the most important traditions that makes the world's earliest and longest timespan of a Christmas season.

The Christmas season gradually starts from September to December and ends until the third week of January or the fourth week in others. It almost celebrates in half a year of the calendar (4 months and 3-4 weeks). Generally, holiday decorations are available as early as the National Heroes' Day weekend in August.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_the_Philippines