{"id":216656,"date":"2015-12-15T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=216656"},"modified":"2015-12-15T06:00:38","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T20:00:38","slug":"christmas-in-the-marianas-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/christmas-in-the-marianas-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in the Marianas Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-216656 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/christmas-in-the-marianas-festival\/christmas1-2\/'>Christmas1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216657'>\n\t\t\t\tMiddle school students of the Northern Marianas International School perform during the Christmas Carol competition of last Saturday\u2019s Christmas in the Marianas Festival at the Paseo de Marianas in Garapan.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/christmas-in-the-marianas-festival\/christmas2-2\/'>Christmas2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216658'>\n\t\t\t\tNMIS\u2019 Christian Aldan pumps up the crowd with a spirited performance.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/christmas-in-the-marianas-festival\/christmas3-2\/'>Christmas3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216659'>\n\t\t\t\tEmcee Gordon Marciano, right, and Marianas Visitors Authority community projects assistant Ryan S. 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