The Philippines is a predominantly Roman Catholic nation and celebrating the Holy Week takes major precedence over other celebrations. It starts on Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday, the triumphal return of Jesus to Jerusalem days before his Passion. Then there’s Maundy Thursday, the feast before Easter that honors the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles and Good Friday, his crucifixion leading to his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
For Christians all over the world, we are looking forward to Easter Sunday, because that means after the bleak Good Friday and Black Saturday (parents will say, behave because Jesus Christ is dead and the superstitious: you cannot afford to get a booboo because it will never heal) there is always the Resurrection.
As we evolve as a culture, we veer away from ultra traditional ways and observe/practice them less and less. Now families time vacations during Holy Week, instead of carrying rosaries and prayer books we clutch digital and video cameras. Instead of taking time out to reflect we get drunk and party.
I’m not saying it’s wrong because I’m guilty too.
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