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  2. Holy Week in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Easter Sunday. Frequency. Annual. 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. One of the few majority Christian countries in Asia, Catholics make ...

  3. Holy Week - Wikipedia

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    Holy Week. 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.

  4. Holy Tuesday - Wikipedia

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    Holy Week. 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]

  5. Public holidays in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Proclamation No. 167 Dropped from the list through Proclamation No. 368, series of 2023 on October 11, 2023 March 28 (2024) Maundy Thursday: Huwebes Santo: Movable Regular Part of the Triduum of Holy Week and includes the Mass of the Lord's Supper (the Last Supper). Act No. 345 [19] March 30 (2024) Good Friday: Biyernes Santo: Movable Regular

  6. Holy Week procession - Wikipedia

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    A Holy Week procession is a public ritual march of clergy and penitents which takes place during Holy Week in Christian countries, especially those with a Catholic culture. Various images of the saints, especially the Virgin Mary, and most importantly the image of the crucified Christ are carried aloft by foot on shoulder-borne pasos (or on ...

  7. Maundy Thursday - Wikipedia

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    Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, among other names, [note 1] is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy) and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels. [1] It is the fifth day of Holy Week, preceded by Holy Wednesday (Spy Wednesday) and followed by Good Friday. [2] "

  8. Day of Valor - Wikipedia

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    Day of Valor. The Day of Valor, officially known as Araw ng Kagitingan, is a national observance in the Philippines that commemorates the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops during World War II. The day is officially celebrated every April 9, the start of the Bataan Death March, although the date was moved on several occasions to avoid it from ...

  9. Feast of the Ascension - Wikipedia

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    The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ[1] (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday[2][3]) commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It is one of the ecumenical (shared by multiple denominations) feasts of Christian churches ...