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Daraga Church is an example of Earthquake Baroque architecture with thick buttresses supporting the walls. Earthquake Baroque, or Seismic Baroque, is a style of Baroque architecture found in the former Captaincy General of the Philippines and in Guatemala, which were Spanish-ruled territories that suffered destructive earthquakes during the 17th and the 18th centuries.
Casserole protest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 24, 2012. In Spanish, a cacerolazo (Spanish pronunciation: [kaθeɾoˈlaθo] or [kaseɾoˈlaso]) or cacerolada ([kaθeɾoˈlaða]); also in Catalan a cassolada (Catalan pronunciation: [kə.suˈɫa.ðə] or [kə.soˈɫa.ðə]) is a form of popular protest which consists of a group of people making noise by banging pots, pans, and other ...
Devocalization (also known as ventriculocordectomy or vocal cordectomy; when performed on a dog debarking or bark softening; when performed on a cat demeowing or meow softening) is a surgical procedure [1] where tissue is removed from the vocal cords.
Simbang Gabi originated in 1669 during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, as a practical compromise for farmers who began working before sunrise.When the Christmas season would begin, it was customary to hold novenas in the evenings, which was more common in the rest of the Hispanic world, but the priests saw that the people would attend despite the day's fatigue.
From Spanish salvaje. (Original meaning: to rescue) Sorbetes [5] — A Philippine ice cream made from coconut milk or carabao milk. From Spanish. (Original meaning: sorbet) Stateside [45] — Used to describe imported items, especially goods. (Original meaning: being in, coming from, or going to the United States)
The most popular Tagalog version of the Pasyón today is the Casaysayan nang Pasiong Mahal ni Hesucristong Panginoon Natin na Sucat Ipag-alab nang Puso nang Sinomang Babasa (modern orthography: “Kasaysayan ng Pasyóng Mahál ni Hesukristong Panginoón Natin na Sukat Ipág-alab ng Pusò ng Sínumang Babasa”, "The Story of the Passion of Jesus Christ, Our Lord, which Rightly Shall Ignite the ...
The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish colonial period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, based in Mexico City, until the independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain in 1821.
The Spanish didn't conquer the area, and thus it was spared from destruction during the brutal Spanish regime. During American colonization, the locals hid the location of the sacred site. Ancient Filipinos and Filipinos who continue to adhere to the indigenous Philippine folk religions generally do not have so-called "temples" of worship under ...