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Christmas ( Filipino: Pasko; [pɐsˈkɔʔ]) [a] is one of the biggest holidays in the Philippines. As one of the two predominantly Catholic countries in Asia, the Philippines celebrates the world's longest Christmas season (Filipino: Kapaskuhan ); [1] [3] Christmas music is played as early as August. [4]
April Fools' Day was also an established tradition in Great Britain before 1 January was established as the start of the calendar year. [15] [16] In 1686, John Aubrey referred to the celebration as "Fooles holy day", the first British reference.
The most prominent Marian feast days in the General Roman Calendar are: [11] January 1: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. May 31 (in some locations July 2): The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Monday after Pentecost: The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church.
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 8 December, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary on 8 September. It is one of the most important Marian feasts in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church . By pontifical decree, it is the patronal feast day of ...
Republic Day. Independence Day [1] ( Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlán; also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, "Day of Freedom") is a national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, [2] commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898. [2] Since 1978, it has been the country's National Day .
Nochebuena. Christmas. Simbang Gabi ( / sim.ˈbʌŋ.ˈɡʌ.ˌbi /; Filipino for "Night Mass") is a devotional, nine-day series of Masses attended by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas. It is similar to the nine dawn Masses leading to Christmas Eve practiced in Puerto Rico called Misa de Aguinaldo. Originally intended as a practical ...
The Feast of the Sacred Heart is a solemnity in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. [2] According to the General Roman Calendar since 1969, it is formally known as the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus ( Latin: Sollemnitas Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu) and celebrated on the second Friday after Trinity Sunday ...
BET+ is ready to ring in the ho-ho-holidays with a whole slate of original movies, and ET is exclusively debuting the lineup of 12 new films and specials heading to the service this season!The ...