Q3-Activity No.2 ("Lenten Season")
"Kwaresma" is what we call Lenten Season here in the Philippines, it is also referred as "Mahal na Araw" or "Semana Santa" wherewe reflect on the suffering, death and resurrection of our Jesus Christ.
The Filipinos follows a tradition that happens throughout the week. The first day of the holy week would be Palm Sunday, where people wave palm branches as a remembrance of the day Jesus have entered the Jerusalem. Then we have the Ash Wednesday where we place cross-shaped ashes on our foreheads that symbolizes inner repentance.
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| https://www.pampangadirectory.com/holy-week-traditions-and-practices-observed-by-filipinos/palaspas/ |
Christians also practice a visiting of 7 churches and recite the station of the cross which is done in Maundy Thursday or Good Friday, this is called "Visita Iglesia" Fasting and Abstinence also happen during the holy week. Most people start fasting on Ash Wednesday until Good Friday where they take only one full meal a day. Abstinence on the other hand, is the practice of not eating meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays of the Season.
This season is important for all the Christians for this is where we commemorate our savior, Jesus Christ.
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| https://ph.news.yahoo.com/ash-wednesday-ushers-in-lenten-season-in-philippines-amid-pandemic-065000414.html |
