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Holy Week (Filipino: Mahal na Araw; Spanish: Semana Santa) is a significant religious observance in the Philippines for the Catholic majority, the Iglesia Filipina Independiente or the Philippine Independent Church, and most Protestant groups.
Holy Week in the liturgical year is the week immediately before Easter. The earliest allusion to the custom of marking this week as a whole with special observances is to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions (v. 18, 19), dating from the latter half of the 3rd century and 4th century.
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An elderly woman chanting a verse of the Pasyon in the Kapampangan language. Pabása ng Pasyón (Tagalog for "Reading of the Passion"), known simply as Pabása is a Catholic devotion in the Philippines popular during Holy Week involving the uninterrupted chanting of the Pasyón, an early 16th-century epic poem narrating the life, passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. [1]
Araw ni Pangulong Osmeña: This is a Special Non-Working Day (Republic Act No. 6953) applicable in Cebu to honor the nation's fourth president on his birthday. Mina Foundation Day: Araw ng Pagkatatag ng Bayan ng Mina: This special working holiday applies to Mina only. San José del Monte City Day: Araw ng Lungsod ng San José del Monte
Crucifixions are also held in Barangay Kapitangan, Paombong, Bulacan [7] which is a locally-known pilgrimage area and haven for faith healers. [citation needed] Many women have been nailed to the cross, acting on directions "from above", claiming mediumship of Christ either as the Santo Niño or the Black Nazarene.
By Dana Liebelson. Published: Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 6:05 PM EDT. On July 13, 2016, we published a database of more than 800 deaths that took place in jails and police lockups in the previous year.
Manila Day - Also known as Araw ng Maynila, it is a yearly celebration of the city's founding anniversary featuring various cultural activities and fireworks display. Feast of Saint John the Baptist - A celebration of San Juan 's patron saint characterized by vigorous and boisterous streetdancing with "Basaan (dousing of water) and "Santong Tao ...