Discovering the True Meaning of Easter - How People Celebrate the Lenten Season in the Philippines

I am writing this hub just to share how I discovered the true meaning of Easter. It is divided in two parts, The first hub describes how I used to celebrate and understand the Lenten Season in the Philippines. The second hub describes how I and...

Greek Easter

Easter in Greece, Greek Easter 2012. Easter is the biggest holiday of the year and is even more important than Christmas in Greece.

10 Fun & Interesting Reasons to Visit Brazil

where are the fun places to visit in brazil? What are the non tourist traps in brazil? where is the best nightlife in brazil click and find out

Lent 2011

What is Lent? Lent, is the 40 day period of fasting and prayer from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday before Easter. The 40 days represents the time Jesus spent in the desert overcoming temptation by Satan. The period of Lent is preparation for the...

A Four-Day Week

As Roman Catholics, many Filipinos look forward to this week, the week that ends the forty-day season of Lent.  Filipinos look forward to Holy Week for different reasons.  For some, it is a time for...

Youth Encounter - a Parish Youth Group that empowers Teenagers throughout the year

Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross is a religious service that traces the steps of Jesus Christ from his trial to his death on the cross and burial in the tomb. This is a dramatic service that I wrote for a college course. Permission is granted to use this for your congregation.

Passion Sunday the Sunday Before Easter

Passion Sunday is the sixth and last Sunday of Lent and the Sunday before Easter. This is the Sunday on which palms are distributed to the congregation in most Christian churches and, because of the distribution of palm branches, it has long...

Philippines Holy Week Traditions

The Philippines is known to be a Christian country, mostly Roman Catholic.  The month of April marks the celebration of Christ’s death and resurrection or what we call Holy Week or “Semana Santa”, a...

Holy Week: Filipino Style