Aralin 13: Religious Practices & Tradition

Celebrated every January 1.

Filipino waits for the 12 midnight to celebrate this. They prepare lots of foods on the table, use fireworks, and any materials to make noise. All to invite prosperity for the coming year.

• Pasko

• Bagong Taon

• Valentine's Day

Christians practices this by skipping meal/s to pray for their personal growth, health, family, friends,, church, and for the nation.

• Prayer & Fasting

• Ressurrection Sunday

• Christmas

This season is to remember the life of Jesus when he died, buried, and rose again on the 3rd day.

• Holy Week

• Santacruzan

• Christmas

Catholic celebrates this event during May by the parade of beautiful ladies with their ball gowns to play the role of Reyna Elena.

• Holy Week

• Santacruzan

• Bagong Taon

On this day, Filipinos visit the cemetery to remember their loved ones who passed.

• All Saint's Day & All Soul's Day

• Holy Week

• New Year

Filipinos celebrate this longer than other nations. It is to remember the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.

• All Saint's Day & All Soul's Day

• Pasko

• New Year

Muslim celebrate this by prayer & fasting for 40 days.

• Holy Week

• Ramadan

• Christmas

Muslims celebrate the birth of their God, Muhammed

by gathering together and listening to the story.

• Holy Week

• Maullid-un-Nabi

• New Year