C/Krismusmos: Reason for the Season

by Iking Corpus

 Last December 10 and 11, amidst the hustle and bustle of the metropolis we know of as Metro Manila, a small organization from the Ateneo de Manila University was able to do something a little different. Musmos, an accredited organization from the Ateneo Loyola Schools put aside the heavy demands of their studies whilst sacrificing their own personal time to hold a Christmas party, C/Krismusmos. C/Krismusmos, or as the Christmas party is called, is held for more or less  250 street children. The organization Musmos is known throughout the Ateneo for holding what they call ‘Areas’ or ‘Area Insertions’ every Saturday. Basically what the members from Musmos do in these ‘areas’ is to simply teach and have fun; as their motto goes: ‘Where there are kids smiling, there is hope’. Their areas are split into two general locations namely: the Cubao area and the Katipunan area.




C/Krismusmos is an annual Christmas party that the organization holds for their kids. It is basically a whole day event that is dedicated solely to the happiness and growth of the children. This year, the Christmas party was able to hold numerous games and performances prepared by the organization’s members. There were a lot of prizes given away provided by the sponsors of this event; some of which were Cadbury.  

        I had the privilege of attending this once-in-a-year event and I could attest to the fact that it was normal sight to see a kid smiling and, in every sense of the word, becoming a KID. The Musmos organization prepared well, long, and hard for this event and it surely paid off. Sometimes, people can take for granted the celebration of Christmas. And who can blame them? It has been a tradition embedded deeply into the tradition of Christians and it is easy to take this day for granted. But the same cannot be said for the members of this organization. Giving time and effort to hold a successful event for these kids, Musmos was able to bring Christmas to them and by doing so teaching the kids the reason for the season. Jesus Christ was born to give life and the same could be said for Musmos’ members who sacrificed so much to give life to these kids. For these kids, the reason for the season can be as simple as well, giving.