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Easter Holidays 2014
Sep 18th
Easter
What is Easter?
Easter is a major Christian festival to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his three days crucifixion at Calvary. Some old churches consider the account of resurrection as a landmark indicating Jesus Christ as a Messiah or Savior. Thus, Easter is widely celebrated as a major feast by the Christians around the world. People from different countries call Easter as Resurrection Day, Resurrection Sunday, and Easter Sunday since this festival always falls on Sunday every year. So festive is the Easter that non-Christian people sometimes take part in the celebration. More >
Holy Week 2014 Philippines
Mar 21st
Holy Week 2014 in Philippines
Holy Week is the most important holiday in Philippines, where majority of population is devout Catholics. The festivities last for more than a week, from before Palm Sunday to after Easter. More >
Easter 2014
Mar 16th
Easter
Also called Resurrection Sunday, Easter 2013 is one of the major festival in the Christian calendar as it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The early church saw the account of Jesus? resurrection as the main indication of God?s point, declaring Jesus as the Messiah and Savior. Easter is celebrated since the fourth century and has been the center of the Christian community that even churches that traditionally do not follow other feasts of the church year celebrate Easter as the focal point of Christian faith and worship. More >
Viernes Santo 2014
Mar 7th
Viernes Santo 2014
Viernes Santo or Good Friday is a Christian festival commemorating crucifixion and death of Jesus. It is an important festival in the Christian religion because it symbolize the sacrifice made by Jesus as salvation for human beings. More >
Semana Santa 2014
Mar 6th
Cuando Es Semana Santa 2014 – Holy Week in Spain
Semana Santa, or the Holy Week is a Christian religious holiday, celebrating the last week of Lent, leading up to the Pascua de Resurreccion (Easter) celebration. Spain is well known for it’s Semana Santa traditions, with parades and processions throughout the country, especially the most glamorous one in Seville – Andalusia. More >
Mahal Na Araw 2014
Mar 4th
Mahal Na Araw
Mahal Na Araw is a very significant religious festival in the Philippines and is the probably the most important public holiday in this predominantly Catholics country. Mahal Na Araw (literally means Holy Days) celebrates the Christian Holy Week preceding the Easter. More >
Palm Sunday 2014
Feb 25th
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday 2014 or Passion Sunday 2013 is a Christian festival commemorating Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem. It is customary in many countries to celebrate Palm Sunday with a special mass before the blessing of palm leaves, or in some other countries, olive branches. The blessing usually takes place outside the church which also includes the reading of the Gospel that tells of how Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and how people greeted him with palms leaves. More >
Good Friday 2014
Feb 16th
Good Friday / Holy Friday / Great Friday
Good Friday 2014, known also as Holy Friday or Great Friday, is a religious holiday observed primarily by Catholics and Christians all over the world commemorating the crucifixion and eventual death of Jesus Christ. The holiday is observed during Holy Week on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. Many Christians and Catholics take part in fasting and penance among the observations. More >
Holy Week 2014
Oct 13th
What Is 2014 Holy Week?
Holy Week 2014, leading to the Easter 2013 is celebrated by Christians around the world to commemorate the most important events in Christianity: death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Earliest catholic reference as to the celebration and observance of the Holy Week are found in the Apostolical Constitutions in the latter half of the 3rd and 4th century. More >
