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Media related to Holy Week in the Philippines at Wikimedia Commons "The unique and varied observance of Holy Week in the Philippines". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 18, 2011. "Good Friday traditions, solemn rites held today". Manila Bulletin. April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014 – via ...
Holy Week [46] March to April [46] nationwide [46] week-long event honoring Jesus Christ's death on the Cross [46] Centurion Festival [46] March (Holy Week) [46] General Luna, Quezon [46] believed to be the origin of Marinduque's Moriones Festival [46] Kariton Festival [58] March: Licab, Nueva Ecija [58] carabao-pulled carts, thanksgiving and ...
The entry of Jesus and his disciples into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, is the last week of Lent, between Palm Sunday and the dusk of Maundy Thursday. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Palm Sunday along with the Saturday of Lazarus marks the two-day transition between the 40 days of Great Lent and Holy Week.
Beginning with Ash Wednesday, Lent has a sombre mood that becomes more pronounced as Holy Week (Semana Santa) arrives. Holy Week in the Philippines is a period especially rich in centuries-old tradition, which have undertones from indigenous customs and beliefs that date back to the pre-Christian period .
A working holiday which will be first observed in 2022. This holiday aims to promote, protect, and safeguard the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, speech and of the press in the Philippines and also in honor of Marcelo H. del Pilar, father of Philippine journalism. September 1
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus; Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ; Feast of the Immaculate Conception; Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer; Feast of the Most Precious Blood; Feast of the Prayer of Christ; Feast of the Sacred Heart; Feasts of Jesus Christ; Festival of the snake-catchers; Fiesta de las Cruces
In Filipino and other Philippine languages, the word paskó commonly refers to Christmas. [e] It comes from the Spanish phrase pascua de navidad (lit. ' Easter of the Nativity '); [11] the latter part, de navidad, fell out of use, leaving the word pascua to be assimilated into the local languages over the years.
Holy Tuesday or Great and Holy Tuesday (Ancient Greek: Μεγάλη Τρίτη, Megali Triti) (lit. 'Great Third (Day)', i.e., Great Tuesday), also known as Fig Tuesday, is a day of Holy Week, which precedes Easter. [1] As with other days of Holy Week, this day is observed through the holding of church services. [2]