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Editor's Note: This piece was originally published in April 2017. Rappler is updating and republishing this to mark Holy Week 2018.
MANILA, Philippines – Every year, Filipino Catholics mark Holy Week. How did this practice begin? Why do its dates change every year? And how do Filipinos observe it?Holy Week is a moveable feast whose date is based on a practice called the computus. From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, here's how the Catholic faithful in the Philippines observe the Holy Week.
A highlight of the observance in the Philippines is the procession of the statues and figures commemorating the Passion of Christ: (READ:
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