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    Monito Monita is a Filipino Christmas tradition of exchanging secret gifts with a randomly assigned person. Participants draw names from a box to determine who they will anonymously give small gifts to each week until the Christmas party revelation day. Common gift themes include something soft, sweet, or of a particular color. The identity of the gift-giver is only revealed at the final party when the last gift is presented. The tradition aims to foster holiday spirit and goodwill among friends or coworkers.

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    Monito Monita is a Filipino Christmas tradition of exchanging secret gifts with a randomly assigned person. Participants draw names from a box to determine who they will anonymously give small gifts to each week until the Christmas party revelation day. Common gift themes include something soft, sweet, or of a particular color. The identity of the gift-giver is only revealed at the final party when the last gift is presented. The tradition aims to foster holiday spirit and goodwill among friends or coworkers.

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    Monito Monita is a Filipino Christmas tradition of exchanging secret gifts with a randomly assigned person. Participants draw names from a box to determine who they will anonymously give small gifts to each week until the Christmas party revelation day. Common gift themes include something soft, sweet, or of a particular color. The identity of the gift-giver is only revealed at the final party when the last gift is presented. The tradition aims to foster holiday spirit and goodwill among friends or coworkers.

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    Monito Monita - Exchange Gifts

    By MM Del Rosario

    Christmas is the season of gift giving. In keeping with the tradition of giving, Filipinos have their own
    version of exchanging gifts or Kris Kringle, it is called "Monito Monita". This is usually done among
    groups of friends, classmates or officemates.

    The mechanics of exchanging vary, some can be as simple as asking the participants to bring a gift, on
    an agreed amount which are later on raffled off to the participants, on Christmas Party.

    Others starts several weeks ahead of the gift-giving time which is usually the Christmas party. All
    participant's name are put in a box and each member will draw a name from the box and whoever you
    got will be your Monito/Monita and you have to buy a Christmas present for him/her. You cannot reveal
    your Monito/Monita's name- it will be a secret until the revelation day.

    The rule is simple.

    The mechanics is easy. You have to give your Monito/Monita a small gift every day or every week, the
    frequency depends on the rules the group have set upon.

    Most group choose a theme each week like:

    • something soft
    • something sweet
    • something long and hard
    • something green or blue
    • something round
    It can be a lot of fun to see the different ideas people come up with and it get everyone in the holiday
    spirit.

    The identity of the giver is only known at the Revelation Day when the final gift is given to participants'
    Monito or Monita, usually there is an agreed amount on how much the gift will cost.

    In some cases, all the participants have to post their "wish list" about what gift they want to receive so it
    won't be hard for the giver to decide on what to give their Monito /Monita and you will receive a gift you
    have been expecting.

    Just a reminder

    Don't ask to trade names with anyone. Maybe you don't know the person who's name you've drawn, or
    perhaps you're nervous to give the boss or your teacher a gift. No matter your reason, never ask
    anyone to trade names with you--it could get back to the person, and they may feel you have something
    against them. If your monito or monita is someone you you don't like, Christmas time is the time to
    forget your differences.

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