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16 unusual facts about Holy Week


Alpinópolis

It is currently considered one if the most beautiful and most important tourist attraction in Minas Gerais, especially during the Holy Week, when it becomes an outdoor stage for reenactment of the passion of Christ.

Day of the Dead

It is considered a very important holiday by many Filipinos (after Christmas and Holy Week), and additional days are normally given as special nonworking holidays (but only November 1 is a regular holiday).

Denis McCullough

Nevertheless, during Holy Week he got word of what was afoot and travelled to Dublin to question Clarke and MacDermott, who avoided him as long as they could.

Exsultet

Since the 1955 revision of the Holy Week rites, the Roman Missal explicitly gives the title "Praeconium" to the Exsultet, as it already did implicitly in the formula it provided for blessing the deacon before the chant: "ut digne et competenter annunties suum Paschale praeconium".

Holy Week in Braga

As a whole, they are exotic and impressive figures, which became, for many people, a species of ex-libris of the Holy Week of Braga.

Most likely the Holy Week in Braga has its historical origin in the late 4th century.

The Holy Week in Braga is the most imposing, attractive and famous among all in Portugal, and the most important tourist and religious event in the city of Braga.

The Holy Week in Braga is promoted by the Cathedral Chapter, in partnership with the brotherhoods of Mercy and of Holy Cross, and with the City Council of Braga, the Oporto and North of Portugal Tourism Organisation and the Commercial Association of Braga.

Lower Aragon

All the villages traditionally taking part in the characteristic and loud Drum and Bass drum Route during Holy Week processions are included in Lower Aragon historical region.

Moriones Festival

The Moriones is an annual festival held on Holy Week on the island of Marinduque, Philippines.

Muslim campaign at Córdoba Cathedral

The incident occurred when the building was filled with tourists visiting the cathedral during Holy Week.

Novara di Sicilia

Pastoral rituals with a silent procession of the Confraternite occur during Holy Week.

Ranau

Other celebration includes the Good Friday where one would normally see the Christians in the district going to church congregations during the Holy Week with its culmination is on Good Friday to Holy Saturday and usually ends on Easter Sunday.

Reserved sacrament

This Liturgy is also served on the first three days of Holy Week (but not on Good Friday).

Seven Churches Visitation

To accommodate the faithful, many Catholic churches during Holy Week remain open until midnight.

Zamboangueño

There are several important events of festival that can be witness during 'Semana Santa', a Zamboangueño Expression of Holy Week.


DXME

It is a 24 hour operating station (except on Mondays where it signs off at midnight to 4:00 AM), except Holy Week each year where it signs off at midnight of Good Friday, and lasts until 4:00 AM of Black Saturday.

DXQR

During Holy Week of each year from Maundy Thursday to Black Saturday, replacing its regular format to some words from the Bible and Reflections every hour in between songs playing.

DXYR

It is a 24 hour operating station, except on Sundays where it signs off at midnight to 5:00 AM, except Holy Week each year where it signs off at midnight of Maundy Thursday, and lasts until 5:00 AM of Black Saturday.

DYIN

Bombo Radyo Kalibo airs everyday from 4:50 in the morning to 09:00 in the evening, except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday, and resumes broadcasting on Easter Sunday.

DZVV

Bombo Radyo Vigan airs everyday from 5:00 am to 9:00 pm, except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday, and resumes broadcasting on Easter Sunday.

DZWN

Bombo Radyo Dagupan airs everyday from 5:00 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening, except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday, and resumes broadcasting on Easter Sunday.

DZWX

Bombo Radyo Baguio airs everyday from 4:30 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening, except Holy Week of each year where it signs-off from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday, and resumes broadcasting on Easter Sunday.

Feast of the Annunciation

In the Catholic Church, Anglican, and Lutheran liturgical calendars, the feast is moved if necessary to prevent it from falling during Holy Week or Easter Week or on a Sunday.

Judas belt

The name comes from a dying Catholic tradition during Holy Week, wherein a chain of firecrackers is strapped to an effigy of Judas Iscariot and then lit up.

La Luz del Mundo

The Church does not use crosses or images in its worship services and its members do not observe Christmas or Holy Week.

Plaza de toros de La Malagueta

La Malagueta hosts top-class events during the Spanish-style bullfighting season, and its festivities include two bullfights in Holy Week which are include the Corrida Picassiana" (named in honour of Pablo Picasso). In June, "La Corrida de la Prensa" (captivity) is held in June for the feast of Málaga town's duo of patron saints Ciriaco and Paula (who were martyred in Málaga in 303 AD).

Radonitsa

Because of the importance of the last few days of Holy Week, and because of the joy of the Resurrection, the Typikon (Ustav) forbids, as in other festal periods, special prayers for the departed, e.g. a Panikhida, aside from funerals from Great and Holy Thursday through Thomas Sunday (a period of eleven days).

Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy

In the year 1659 he fell into disgrace for having taken part in an orgy at Roissy near Paris during Holy Week, which caused great scandal.

Templon

The late 12th-century templon beam shows twelve canonical feast scenes, with the Deesis (Christ enthroned, flanked by Mary and St. John the Baptist) located in the middle between the Transfiguration and the Raising of Lazarus, linking the scene of Lazarus with the Holy Week images according to liturgical practice.

Yecapixtla

Some of the most important occur on New Year’s Day, Candlemas, Holy Week, especially Maundy Thursday, Day of the Holy Cross (May 3), feast of John the Baptist on 24 June, Day of the Dead and the posadas leading up to Christmas.