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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.
1 Απρ 2024 · Mostly seen in the phrase Semana Santa, which means Holy Week or the week before Easter Sunday. The more common Tagalog word for ‘week’ is linggo. The word semanang is a ligated form found in other Philippine languages like Visayan.
15 Απρ 2019 · Filipinos adopted many elements from the rituals. Early on, they were called flagelantes, penitentes, kristos, and in Pampanga, where the Holy Week traditions continue to be intense — magdarame. The term has its roots in the Kapampangan word dame (Tagalog, damay), which means “to volunteer to share in someone else’s sorrow.”
11 Ιουν 2024 · Semana Santa (Holy Week) is from Palm Sunday to Black Saturday, then Easter Sunday. It is traditionally a solemn occasion in the Philippines, a time for serious atonement. Holy Week is when many people perform holy rites in fulfillment of a vow they made when they asked God a favor, such as a cure for an illness.
2 Απρ 2021 · Biyernes Santo (Good Friday) is an annual observance of the passion and death of Jesus Christ. It is perceived as a day of sorrow, penance, and sacrifice. Throughout the Philippines, Catholics observe the Via Crucis (The Way of the Cross) and commemorate Jesus’ Siete Palabras (Seven Last Words).
Holy Week or Semana Santa in the Philippines starts from Palm Sunday up to Easter Sunday. Catholic priests and religious statues are garbed in purple to signify gloom. Catholics visit the church while Christians pray directly to God sans statues.
2 Απρ 2015 · The Philippines is known all over the world for its people’s distinctive way of commemorating the Holy Week, referred to as Semana Santa or Mahal na Araw. It is that time of the year when Filipino Catholics are reminded by the Church to repent for their sins while remembering the days of Jesus’ life on earth before he was crucified on the ...
