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Article » Being that over 80% of Pilipinos in the Philippines and in the global Diaspora identify as being Roman Catholic, the majority of Pilipinos observe Holy Week with a unique religious devotion.
While a highly secular country like the United States seemingly skips directly to the Easter ...
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Article » Cebuanos and other Pilipinos celebrated the annual Sinulog festival this month in honor of Santo Niño, the Pilipino Roman Catholic representation of Jesus Christ as a child and the Patron Saint of Cebu. Originally a pagan ritual in which villagers danced to the beat of a drum...
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Article » All Saints Day is a widely celebrated religious Holiday in the Philippines very similar to the Mexican Tradition of “Día de los Muertos” or "Day of the Dead," which also includes All Souls Day.
Celebrated on November 1st, All Saints Day is a day of remembrance...
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For the predominantly Catholic Pilipinos and Pilipino-Americans, Easter Sunday is deemed to be the greatest feast of the Christian liturgical year. This holiday marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead after having died for our sins, and comes at the conclusion of the 40 days of...
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Article » There are many unique Wedding Traditions in the Philippines, the Pilipino word for which is kasalan. Many of these traditions are drawn from the dominant Christian religion of the Philippines, Roman Catholicism. Catholicism originated from the over 300 years of Spanish presence and...
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Interestingly enough, the Russian word for Easter (Па́сха--Pashka) is the same for Passover, which share the same weekend celebrations this year. |
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Kind of in the same vein, painted eggs are also a part of Persian New Year (which predates Christianity by more than 1000 years). It's around the same time...