The Holy Week is a religious holiday in the Philippines that includes traditional spiritual practices and a long break from work. Most urban settlers take this opportunity to go to far places and provinces while going on a leisure vacation.
I recently joined a simulation tour of a Filipino Catholic’s tradition in Cebu specially relevant for the upcoming Holy Week - the ‘Visita Iglesia‘.
Spanish for ‘Church Visit‘, the Visita Iglesia involves visiting seven churches during Holy Week’s Holy Thursday which is based on an ancient practice which most probably originated from Rome where pilgrims used [...]
One popular location visited during the Holy Week in the southern part of the Philippines is Camiguin’s Station of the Cross or simply the “Walkway.” It is situated uphill Mt. Vulcan in Barangay Bonbon, Catarman.
The Holy Week is an important national holiday in the Philippines being a dominantly Catholic Christian country.
Continue reading about Camiguin Island’s Station of the Cross
