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The last time I ventured out of town during the Holy Week, it took me seven hours to drive back from the Clark area. That is the reason I have not ventured out again in many years.

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Attendant to the deep Catholicism we’ve inherited from Spain’s more than three centuries of colonization is the practice of fasting and/or giving up certain types of luxuries as a form of penance during Lent, in particular abstaining from eating any type of meat.

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The true-to-life crucifixions during Good Fridays here could be overshadowed by the renewed devotion to the miraculous “Apu Macalulu” of the Lord of Mercy Church in Barangay Lourdes Sur.

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The New York Stock Exchange closes on Good Fridays, for religious and superstitious reasons.

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The last time I ventured out of town during the Holy Week, it took me seven hours to drive back from the Clark area. That is the reason I have not ventured out again in many years.

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Attendant to the deep Catholicism we’ve inherited from Spain’s more than three centuries of colonization is the practice of fasting and/or giving up certain types of luxuries as a form of penance during Lent, in particular abstaining from eating any type of meat.

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The true-to-life crucifixions during Good Fridays here could be overshadowed by the renewed devotion to the miraculous “Apu Macalulu” of the Lord of Mercy Church in Barangay Lourdes Sur.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 677936 [Title] => Homilists explain Easter, Pentecost [Summary] =>

The New York Stock Exchange closes on Good Fridays, for religious and superstitious reasons.

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