UST Paskuhan

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UST PASKUHAN EVENT
UST at Christmas2007.jpg
Christmas decorations at UST. Paskuhan month, 2007
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnual
Years active25
Inaugurated19 December 1991 (1991-12-19)
Most recent18 December 2022
Previous event20 December 2019
Attendance50,000-110,000

The Paskuhan is the culmination of the university wide Christmas activities of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. The annual tradition started in 1991. [1] The programs of Paskuhan were held during the last week or last day before the Christmas break of the university. In 2014, however, because of the change in the academic calendar of the university, it was scheduled in the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 2014. [2] It was later rescheduled to December 11, 2014, because of Typhoon Ruby. [3]

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Event

One of the highlights of the celebration is the Panunuluyan or the re-enactment of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph's search for a place for Mary to give birth to Jesus Christ. The Paskuhan Mass comes shortly after and is usually presided by the university rector. Current students and university employees are also treated in the Agape or the campus-wide banquet. [4] The Agape in Paskuhan started in 2011, following the Agape of the Quadricentennial Celebration. [3]

In some editions of the Paskuhan, the celebration started with a festive parade from the different faculties and colleges.

History

Beginnings

The first Christmas celebration in the university was held on December 19, 1991, with the theme, “Paskong Tomasino, Paskong Filipino ’91.” It featured a Holy Mass, held in the UST Grandstand, the Panunuluyan, which was participated by the different faculties and colleges, and an inter-collegiate lantern-making contest. A 14-foot Christmas tree was also erected at the UST Grandstand where students placed their donations for the victims of the Mount Pinatubo eruption and Tropical Storm Uring (International name: Thelma) in Ormoc City. [1] [5]

It was in 1993 that the celebration was formally named as Paskuhan. The celebration was a simple gathering spearheaded by the then UST Treasurer Fr. Tereso Campillo, O.P. [6]

A more festive Paskuhan was held in 1994 to celebrate the upcoming World Youth Day in January 1995. It featured for the first time the 80-foot Christmas tree, which was first designed by UST College of Architecture and Fine Arts professor Rey Mañago. [6]

Succeeding years

In 2004, funds for the celebration were donated to the victims of the 4 typhoons that struck the country. [7]

Present day (2009-present)

In 2009, the Paskuhan was entitled as, 4 horas, 4 dias, 4 hundred days, 400 years to coincide with the university's countdown programs of the Quadricentennial Year. The celebration began at 8:00 p.m. of December 18, until 12:00am of December 19, which was 4 days before December 22, exactly 400 days before January 28, 2011. [8]

The Paskuhan Mass in 2012 was celebrated by the Very Rev. Bruno Cadoré, O.P., the Master of the Order of Preachers and chancellor of the university. Rev. Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, O.P., the university rector, served as the homilist. [9]

In 2013, the celebration served for a cause as mass offerings were donated to the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan).

In 2014, the Paskuhan festivities were moved from December 8 to December 11 because of Typhoon Ruby (International name: Hagupit). [10] The forthcoming visit of Pope Francis to the university in January 2015 became the main theme of the celebration. [3]

The programs in the 2015 edition were likewise modified because of the Typhoon Nona (International name: Melor). The Mass was moved to the Quadricentennial Pavilion and the concert was held at the UST Practice Gym.

The festivities returned in-person in 2022 after 2 years of holding it virtually. The month-long celebration began on December 2, 2022, with the staging of the Christmas Concert at Plaza Mayor, opening of the campus lights, and Agape. [11] [12]

Themes

Titles and crowd attendance
DateTitleEnglish translationEstimated crowdRef.
December 19, 1991Paskong Tomasino: Paskong Filipino ’91Thomasian Christmas: Filipino Christmas ’91 [1]
December 16, 2004 [5]
December 20, 2006Pride, Puso, Pasasalamat!Pride, Heart, Thanksgiving!
December 15–19, 2008Kwentong Pasko, Kwentong Tomasino!The Christmas Story, the Thomasian Story [13]
December 18, 20094 horas, 4 dias, 400 days, 400 taon4 hours, 4 days, 400 days, 400 years50,000 [8]
December 15–17, 2010Pasasalamat sa 400 Taong BiyayaGiving thanks to 400 Years of Grace75,000 [14] [15]
December 15–16, 2011Pagsalubong para sa ika-5 SigloGathering for the 5th Century100,000 [14]
December 18 and 21, 2012Pagdiriwang sa PananampalatayaCelebration and Worship70,000 [16]
December 20, 2013Pasko sa Puso koChristmas in my Heart60,000 [4]
December 11, 2014Pagdiriwang ng Pagmamalasakit:
Tomasino Kaisa ni Papa Francisco at ng Simbahan sa Pasko.
Paskuhan Full Blast		Celebration of Compassion:
Thomasians One with Pope Francis and the Church in Christmas.
Paskuhan Full Blast		70,000
December 17–18, 2015A Thomasian Celebration of Christmas
and the Jubilees of Mercy
and 800th Dominican Foundation Year.		—
December 15–16, 2016Paskong Tomasino Para Sa‘yoThomasian Christmas for you60,000 [17] [18]
December 1–20, 2017K.o.K. King of Kings—60,000
December 3–21, 2018Light from Light, Prince of Peace—Tentative
December 2–20, 2019For Unto Us, A Child is Born.—
December 2-19, 2022Pananabik, Pagbabalik, PanunumbalikLonging, Returning, Restoring [11]
December 2-21, 2023Witnessing the Joy of Christmas[ citation needed ]

Light displays

Pyrotechnic display has always culminated the celebration. Since 2011, pyromusical has become part of the program.
Projection mapping was incorporated in 2015, where the UST Main Building was used as the surface.

Pyromusical display at Paskuhan
DateLocation and musicRef.
December 16, 2011
  • UST Grandstand
  • Santisimo Rosario Parish
 [14]

Theme: Party Rock

  1. LMFAO - "Party Rock Anthem"
  2. Chris Brown - "Yeah 3x"
  3. Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - "We No Speak Americano"
  4. Lady Gaga - "Just Dance"
  5. Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"
  6. Maroon 5 - "Moves Like Jagger"
  7. Martin Solveig ft. Dragonette - "Hello"
  8. The Rembrandts - "Friends Theme"
December 21, 2012
  • UST Grandstand
 [16]

Duration: 6:13

  1. "Somebody That I Used to Know"
  2. Rihanna - "We Found Love"
  3. PSY - "Gangnam Style"
  4. David Guetta - "Titanium"
  5. Maroon 5 - "Payphone"
December 11, 2014
  • UST Grandstand
 [19]

Duration: 6:11

  1. The Treblemakers - "Don't Stop the Music"
  2. Clean Bandit - "Rather Be"
  3. Anna Kendrick - "Cups"
  4. Naughty Boy - "La La La"
  5. Disclosure - "Latch"
  6. The Barden Bellas - "Bellas Finals"
  7. Daft Punk - "One More Time/Get Lucky"
December 18, 2015
  • UST Grandstand
  • UST Main Building

Duration:

December 16, 2016
  • UST Grandstand
 [17]

Duration:

Recent celebration with no firework display

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