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It is Holyweek in the Philippines (A Christian holiday)
Thursday. 4.5.07 1:29 am
As the title states, it is the holyweek in the Philippines, and practically everything will be closed until Monday.

During this time, Christians are supposed to reflect, pray, and remember the last few days, and resurrection, of Jesus Christ (I came from a Catholic school, I had to learn these things). For the rest, we go to the beach, or any resort, as they are the only ones open during the holidays.

I would go, but every other person in this country (80% Christian) is already going to the beach. It would be too crowded, and the traffic pile-up is not worth the time.

I could choose to stay home, and watch TV, with local programs showing all about Christianity, which I learned in school, or eat like mad, and bring my weight back to something that would hold me down during very strong winds.

The Chinese new year is also recognized in the Philippines, as well as Ramadan, a Muslim holiday.

No Hindu holiday is recognized here, which is good, because too many holidays mean lesser chances of me to go to a resort, or it could spread out everyone to choose when to go to the resort instead.

Also, I fear the formalization of the holiday into the calendar would give me a commercialized holiday. Something that might make people forget the real meaning of the holiday in the first place.

I am in business, and even as a consumer, people look at the Holyweek as a "Car Repair and food stocking" industry, aside from a vacation boom. Many of them have forgotten the true meaning.

I am not supposed to care, as it is not the religion I follow, but I guess if I would like my holidays to be celebrated to the very reason and essence that has placed them there, I would like to see everyone appreciate their own respective religious and non-religious holidays accordingly, they have some of the most beautiful meanings not to be left out from why they existed in the first place.

There is no sin in going out. Heck, staying at home for five days will suck. The most important thing though, value their deep and real message, and reflect, every reflection can make us better people, and what better time to do this than the next five days.
2 Comments.


i went to the Philippines during Holy Week once. That was a while ago though.. it was a different experience.
» Cher_lyn on 2007-04-05 02:01:46

Oh man, the craziness that is semana santa...
» ranor on 2007-04-05 02:06:17

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