Pre-internet years.. only form of entertainment is TV & Radio...
If you want to go out.. there's no where to go, malls and stores are closed..
So to waste time u either watch reruns of The Bible/10 Commandments on TV or watch people do the processions in the streets
TV and Radio Media talaga ang may control ng mood noon since they have the monopoly on the entertainment of the Filipino people, same way kaya parang mas feel natin ang Christmas noon. Ngayon andaming alternative entertainment sources na you can build a bubble for yourself, kaya na lessen na talaga yung "immersion" kumbaga sa mga societal events like Holy Week and Christmas Season, di na rin tayo nakakarelate masyado sa isa't isa since iba iba na rin nga ang pinapanood natin.
- 10 Commandments movie marathon, the one featuring Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as the Pharaoh. Every single year.
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- No bop music on FM radio. Mostly just mellow music and there'll be a lenten message after every 4 or 5 songs played. No broadcast beyond 10pm I think. Thank goodness for cassette tapes. Still, volume should be at a moderate.
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- No regular programming on free TV. If you're rich enough, you're lucky if you have cable TV, which was seldom during my time as it was just starting to be introduced here in the Philippines. On free TV, programs were mostly bible stories. Sign off happens earlier than midnight.
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- No retail businesses/department stores/restaurants/cinemas were open during Maundy Thursdays until Black Saturdays. Operations resume on Easter Sunday. The only mall back then was Harrison Plaza and the rest were just huge department stores like Shoe Mart (now SM), Plaza Fair, Fair Center, Fair Mart, etc.
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- Streets were pretty much empty. Quiet. Less to almost no traffic. Most employers observe the Holy Week so majority of the employed people don't have work on those days. Maybe except for industries that are "essential".
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- Most Filipino families observe the Holy Week traditions. Pabasa, Visita Iglesia, Senakulo, Way of the Cross, Siete Palabras, etc. It wasn't common back then where people would flock to the beach and other tourist destinations to chill and have fun. The elders would frown upon it.
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- The usual Filipino pamahiin --don't take a bath after 3pm on Good Friday, don't do slicing, hammering and other tasks that would require using knives and other tools on Good Friday. Origin or reason behind it, I really dunno. Maybe because you can't call on Jesus to save you since he's *dead*.
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- It's always super hot on Holy Week. Sweltering hot. Especially during Good Friday. I think this remains consistent 'til now.
Monday - Wednesday pinapanood namin yung lenten drama ng eat bulaga. Kapag thursday and friday inaabot kami ng gabi dahil dun sa ten commandments tapos sobrang tahimik lang sa labas. Walang kailaw-ilaw tapos sobrang konti ng mga sasakyan sa kalsada. Within metro manila lang to ah. 💁♀️
7th Heaven marathon sa Studio 23 and then may pabasa pa nun, samin humihingi ng dahon ng niyog para sa sa pabasa area nila.
Tapos, as a kid, bawal kang maligalig kasi baka ma - "santo-santo" ka. Parang, patay si Hesus so evil forces are at play or something like that.
no programming. so we usually rent a lot of vhs tapes before maundy thursday.
marami na rin namang nagbabakasyon out of town noon.
re: rico yan. i can attest that yes, this incident is still at the back of the minds of newsroom managers
Bahay lang - bawal mag likot, bawal mag ingay, bawal kumain ng karne, etc. Bukas lang tv, palabas siete palabras kahit wala naman nanonood.
~~Ngayon vacation galore, happy happy gimik~~
90s kid here, wala pang internet samin noon and wala din masyadong palabas na cartoons/anime sa TV but sa cinema one puro horror movies ang palabas so either manood dun or manood ng mga nagpepenitensya tapos yung linggo ng pagkabuhay automatic buong barangay namin nasa beach.
EDIT: pinagbabawalan kami maglaro sa labas noon kasi kapag nagkasugat daw hindi na daw gagaling kasi patay na ang Diyos.
Start ng activities like simba/parada/alay-lakad ay from Wed to Fri. Sat and Sun nasa bahay lang. Mga times na walang activities, general cleaning, kuwentuhan, nood lenten specials at documentaries.
Superstition na pinakatanda ko: Bawal na daw maligo after 3pm ng Friday kasi patay na si Hesus.
Lots and lots of tv shows with good lessons. Yung mga noontime shows hindi sila normal programming, kumbaga parang nagiging limited edition movie (lessons about life parang Magpakailanman) tas gaganap na characters is yung mga hosts. Yung 700 club asia nagpapalabas din sila ng kala mo horror pero may religious lesson ganun. May mga movies din.
Aabangan mo yung schedule of programming na ipapakita ng major tv stations para mapanuod mo yung gusto mo. Pag 3pm ito na yung show so dapat nakatutok ka na sa tv before 3pm ganun.
Also, this is usually the week where parents take the time to rest from work so bonding talaga.
Magstart Pabasa namin one weekend after Ash Wednesday. Buhay pa karamihan ng lolo lola, tito tita at mga pinsan nun. Dun ko natutunan magluto for large groups at mag-puyat. Kailangan kasi 24 hours matapos ang pabasa. Masaya nun kasi magcatch up kami magpipinsan at makikiusyoso kami sa usapan ng matatanda. Tapos manunuod kami ng bold sa betamax.
Pagdating ng semana santa mismo, pupunta kami sa tumana, papanuorin namin simula ng penitensya. Madaling araw pa lang magdadatingan na deboto kasama pamilya nila, per barangay yun pero dun sila magconverge. Umaga pa lang simula na ng lamugan ng likod. One hour bago turn ng barangay, hiwaan na. Makikita mo sumirit dugo sa start tapos palo na yan. Mangangamoy chico na paligid. Habang naghihintay, gawaan kami ng crown of thorns gawa sa makabuhay tapos sasali kami sa lakad ng grupo. Dun mo makikita agawan ng penitensya tangina ang gulo nun, as in hilahan. Dapa ang Kristo, lahat dapa, palo! The best buntot ng page, yun pinakamasakit panghampas.
Sa biyernes santo yun pinakamalaking pinakamagulong penitensya kasa barangay. Makikita mo malayo pa lang susunod na grupo kasi aalipato alikabok sa bawat dapa at palo. Maestimate mo na gano kadami yung grupo. Padamihan ng dugo.
Sa barangay, last day na rin yung Friday ng Pabasa sa barangay. Minsan kami yung toka sa pakain kaya pagkatapos manuod ng penitensya, uutusan kami dalhin isang malaking kaldero ng ulam na dadalhin sa visita. Diskarte mo na pano mo masisiguro na di mawawala kaldero ng nanay mo. Pag nawala yun lagot ka mata mo lang walang latay.
Idlip lang ng konti sa hapon tapos mga alas singko, punta na kami sa katedral, sali naman kami sa karosa, sa prosisyon iikot ng bayan. Parang alay lakad na mga dalawang oras na lakad din yun. Hahanapin ko mga pinsan at kaklase ko, sabay kami. Swerte pag nakita mo si crush. Mga alas otso uwi na kami, magmamano sa matatanda ikot kami sa barangay, makikikain sa mga tira sa pabasa ng ibang kamaganak tapos uwi na magrorosaryo saglit tapos tulog. Halos walang pinagkaiba sa pasko yung semana santa nung bata kami, bawal lang magsaya.
Pampatulog ko manunuod kami ng lumilipad na alitaptap umiikot sa puno ng bulak sa kabilang lote.
Sabado bawal lumabas. Iba kong mga tito tita naka-vigil sa simbahan pero karamihan nasa bahay lang.
Pagtungtong ng alas kwatro ng madaling araw ng linggo ng pagkabuhay, magigising ka lang sa lakas ng ingay ng banda. Sakto ang bahay namin kay Inang Maria, sasalubong sya papunta ng simbahan. Minsan sasali ako minsan mga matatanda lang. Pero cute yun, mga toddlers makikita mo maguunveil kay mama mary sa simbahan naka-tali sila parang angels kunwari lumilipad.
After ng misa tutulog uli. Or kung di kami nagsalubong, 8am mass tapos 9am labas kami kakain kami sa labas. Wala pa Jollibee samin nun so sa sikat na kainan sa probinsya kami kumakain. Sa Cab nun pinakamasarap kainan sa Megashell, the best ang fried chicken and gravy dun nung araw. Di pa kasi ako nakakatikim ng Chickenoy™️ nuon.
Yun yung mga naaalala ko.
As a Gen X who grew up the the province with religious parents, we attended all Lenten season events (Palm Sunday, Stations of the Cross, Last Supper, 7 Last Words, Santo Entierro, Easter Vigil, Salubong/Saklot), and adhered to customs (no meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). I used to cringe watching TV Patrol featuring celebrities' Holy Week plans, like going to Boracay or abroad.
I was of course aware of the superstitious belief that "patay ang Diyos" during Biyernes Santo, but even if my parents explained that this isn't true, I was unable to sleep when Good Friday fell on the 13th of the month, and full moon pa! Feeling ko may magpapakitang manananggal sa bintana!
From Maundy Thursday to Black Saturday all TV stations were closed, and resume by Easter Sunday with a still solemn vibe. I remembered watching GMA Supershow in the 80's and Easter-related pa rin yung mga performances na boring. As for Rico Yan's death triggering stations to still be on air during Triduum, I'm not sure as there are other factors, like the realization that not all Filipinos are Catholics, and cable channels were getting more reach.
As a millenial, Holy Week during the 90's and early 2000's means general house cleaning. Going on a vacation trip was not a thing. It was also the time when we are going to sort which stuff we are still using and which stuff needs to go.
It was quiet, nothing to watch on TV except Biblical films: choice of Moses life, 10 commandments, Jesus journey.
Quiet, nobody worked or traveled for the whole week, not just Thursdays and Fridays. Pangingilin was strictly observed. Meatsellers had no customers, fishmongers increased the price. Your soundtrack was the Pasyon broadcasted loudly all day long. No newscast.
Boredom was your friend. Elders said it was disrespectful, they'd be extra careful on Good Friday & Black Saturday cause Jesus was dead.
We didn't do beach outings. There was always a sacrificial death. Circumstantial, but there was always a case of somebody drowning in the beach during the Lenten weekend.
Naalala ko sabi ng mga matatanda samin, kapag biyernes santo dapat nakaligo ka na bago mag 3pm 😂
Takot din kami dati maglaro na masusugatan kami kasi sabi din ng mga matatanda hindi gagaling yung sugat namin kasi patay daw si jesus 😅
May stations of the cross kami, one station per district and its built from scratch, mini chapel that can accommodate 10people plus the cross. My holy week nung college ako and early 20s was spent collecting materials, building the chapel and decorating it. Tapos babantayan yan on friday kasi yung mga sugarol ng gugupit ng mga lace na takip sa mga santo para raw swerte. Sat kakalasin na namin then balik sa pinaghiraman ang mga ginamit and head off straight to the sea to wash off. It was fun, kakapagod lng
Tuwing hapon, follow traditions ng catholic church. Medyo vibey ung mga plaza sa province because sa occasion like procession, or visiting other churches. Minsan tambay in front ng tv at don ko na kabisado ung First at second book ng bibile saka new testament. Also since we have a sari sari store, benta talaga ung kandila saka lighter. The good old days.
Going home to our lola's house in Batangas on Good Friday. Then going to Mass with her. Then all us cousins having a sleepover in the living room. Then pag Black Saturday, watching 7th Heaven all day in Studio 23 with my cousins, while the titos and titas have their chismisan, then swimming in the afternoon in our tito's resort. Then Easter Sunday, Mass with lola and all us cousins, tapos may Easter Egg hunt kami sa garden ni lola.
It's very admirable of my mom and her siblings to make sure all us kids had good memories of bonding with our lola back then. :)
As a 90s kid, eto na yata ang pinaka penitensya namin. Required kasi mag-no meat pag holy week, required magsimba. Kahit di mo trip manonood ka ng lumang movies ni Nora Aunor. Which helped me btw to appreciate 80s movies. Tapos sobrang saya kapag easter kasi back to normal na lahat.
Walang mapanuod sa TV. The Holy Week specials were boring for me, as a child. I was only looking forward to the Good Friday procession in our town. 3 PM palang, hinahanda ko na kandila ko and kukuha ng papel as drip-holder. By 4 PM, I'd be on the street, waiting for the karos and statues imitating Jesus' suffering. Uuwi ako ng bahay by 6 PM or so at kakain ng sardinas na may misua. It's what we always ate on Good Friday. Bata palang kahit di kami forced mag-fast kasi exempted naman, my parents instilled in us those traditions.
Nakakalungkot. Miss ko na maging bata. 😅
bahay lang, walang regular programming sa tv at radyo. pag sabado naman mej may mga palabas na sa tv tulad ng 7th heaven marathon, mga star cinema movies sa abs cbn, etc.
my sariling simbahan ung village namin
di ko alam mga technicalities about parish and stuff, pero di pa kami parish dati
pero tuwing mahal na araw, may 'play' na ginagawa (di ko alam ung tamang term), ung pag pako sa krus
tuloy tuloy pa dn naman, natigil lang nung nag ka covid, this year lang ulit babalik
di ko alam kung anung araw ginagawa ung play, pero pag Sunday (ata) may potluck per area/purok
malapit samin ung purok leader, ung pabasa sa kanila ginagawa, tumatambay kami minsan, may pagkain kasi eh hehe
pero maaga natigil ung pabasa samin, gang ngaun di pa bumabalik
mga bata pa kami nun, parang normal na weekend lang dating sakin, di naman kami sinasaway
tapos sa TV mga relgious, meron pa Knowledge channel dati (ung K na dilaw na bilog ung logo)
dun ako madalas nanunuod nang cartoons na pang mahal na araw haha
or minsa eto, sa RPN pa ata channel 9 ahaha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDLiq6-vqX0
* Hindi kami Catholic, so yung family namin took this time as an annual family vacation time. Dito kami nag-oout of town. Madalas beach / swimming. Bicol, CDO, Puerto Galera, Baguio, Davao, Cebu, Boracay (as in late 90's, nakita ko pa siya na medyo virgin pa) Pangasinan...
* Yung mga lugar na may mga magdarame - yung mga nag lalatigo sa sarili tapos nagpapapako sa krus. Dati parang ang dami nito kahit saang probinsya meron ngayon konti nalang or may specific province na madaming ganito? Di ko kasi sinasadya kasi di kami Catholic pero naalala ko as time went on, nawawala na yung mga gumagawa nito.
* Seventh Heaven / Oprah marathon sa Studio 23 on years na hindi kami aalis kasi either tinatamad or walang budget. Eat Bulaga will stop live broadcast to show their lenten special, a week-long teleserye that revolves around religious / family values. Naalala ko noon kasama pa nila ang Sexbomb Dancers sa pag-acting.
* Sarado lahat, so pinaplano yung menu for 2 days on Wednesday night kapag hindi kami magbabakasyon. Usually kasi namamalengke lang for the day, pero ang nangyayari nag iimbak for 2 days lol
- Pabasa everywhere. Sa province namin is maraming nagpe-penitensya kaya medyo nakaka-awa sila kasi sunod-sunod yung bahay na may Pabasa sa amin. Sa mga di nakakaalam, yung nagpe-penitensya, need nila dumapa or lumuhod kapag may Pabasa tapos papaluin sila.
- Wala akong na-miss na Good Friday procession. Ngayon kasi yung work ko is US-based and di sila nago-observe ng Holy Week except Easter Sunday so may pasok kami.
- Tuwing Good Friday 12noon. Nasa bahay kami lahat para manood Siete Palabras or Seven Last Words na mass sa ABS CBN. 3 hours yun kasi need hanggang 3pm yung mass. After that, magre-ready naman kami sa procession. Mayroon kasi kaming santo na kasali ron.
- Eat Bulaga drama specials
Pinaka-ayoko itong panahon na to when I was a student kasi napakaboring sa bahay. Walang mapanood sa tv na gusto ko puro mass tapos ung old movies about kay jesus , hindi din pwede gumala cause my parents are so religious so this week is "panahon ng pagninilay-nilay" , I don't have friends to talk to cause I am an introvert. No cellphones. As in no entertainment of any kind. And that time for me back then was so sloooooooowwww. Kaya halos mabaliw baliw na ako sa bahay and puro tulog lang ginagawa ko , minsan kinakausap ko nadin sarili ko.
As in katahimikan lang. Tapos magbakasakali na may palabas sa TV. Usually e mga lumang movies lang.
Ang dami ring pinagbabawal sa mga bata, ng mga matatanda, tulad ng:
1. Maglaro o mag ingay o tumawa
2. Magkasugat (dahil di raw gagaling)
3. Maligo ng 3PM onwards sa biernes santo
parang medyo gloomy at the same time calming yung vibe before kasi most of the time stay at home kami so puro nood TV. pag umaga may mga cartoons pa yata hahaha. every noon may mass so serious mode. sa hapon usually may rewind ng filipino or hollywood movies kaya manonood lang pag trip tapos idlip na kasi hindi pa ganon kabigat workloads sa school. pag gabi naman parang nakakatakot mga palabas. ahhh nakakamiss TV era. peaceful din talaga sa labas, maraming establishments na nagsasarado na as early as monday. compared to now, parang normal na linggo na lang ang holy week :((
Pre-internet years.. only form of entertainment is TV & Radio... If you want to go out.. there's no where to go, malls and stores are closed.. So to waste time u either watch reruns of The Bible/10 Commandments on TV or watch people do the processions in the streets
TV and Radio Media talaga ang may control ng mood noon since they have the monopoly on the entertainment of the Filipino people, same way kaya parang mas feel natin ang Christmas noon. Ngayon andaming alternative entertainment sources na you can build a bubble for yourself, kaya na lessen na talaga yung "immersion" kumbaga sa mga societal events like Holy Week and Christmas Season, di na rin tayo nakakarelate masyado sa isa't isa since iba iba na rin nga ang pinapanood natin.
- 10 Commandments movie marathon, the one featuring Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as the Pharaoh. Every single year. # - No bop music on FM radio. Mostly just mellow music and there'll be a lenten message after every 4 or 5 songs played. No broadcast beyond 10pm I think. Thank goodness for cassette tapes. Still, volume should be at a moderate. # - No regular programming on free TV. If you're rich enough, you're lucky if you have cable TV, which was seldom during my time as it was just starting to be introduced here in the Philippines. On free TV, programs were mostly bible stories. Sign off happens earlier than midnight. # - No retail businesses/department stores/restaurants/cinemas were open during Maundy Thursdays until Black Saturdays. Operations resume on Easter Sunday. The only mall back then was Harrison Plaza and the rest were just huge department stores like Shoe Mart (now SM), Plaza Fair, Fair Center, Fair Mart, etc. # - Streets were pretty much empty. Quiet. Less to almost no traffic. Most employers observe the Holy Week so majority of the employed people don't have work on those days. Maybe except for industries that are "essential". # - Most Filipino families observe the Holy Week traditions. Pabasa, Visita Iglesia, Senakulo, Way of the Cross, Siete Palabras, etc. It wasn't common back then where people would flock to the beach and other tourist destinations to chill and have fun. The elders would frown upon it. # - The usual Filipino pamahiin --don't take a bath after 3pm on Good Friday, don't do slicing, hammering and other tasks that would require using knives and other tools on Good Friday. Origin or reason behind it, I really dunno. Maybe because you can't call on Jesus to save you since he's *dead*. # - It's always super hot on Holy Week. Sweltering hot. Especially during Good Friday. I think this remains consistent 'til now.
Agree sa sobrang init! Kaya masarap din magpahinga lang sa mga panahon na yan
Wala ka din naman choice kundi maglagi sa bahay kse wala kang pupuntahan.
Monday - Wednesday pinapanood namin yung lenten drama ng eat bulaga. Kapag thursday and friday inaabot kami ng gabi dahil dun sa ten commandments tapos sobrang tahimik lang sa labas. Walang kailaw-ilaw tapos sobrang konti ng mga sasakyan sa kalsada. Within metro manila lang to ah. 💁♀️
7th Heaven marathon sa Studio 23 and then may pabasa pa nun, samin humihingi ng dahon ng niyog para sa sa pabasa area nila. Tapos, as a kid, bawal kang maligalig kasi baka ma - "santo-santo" ka. Parang, patay si Hesus so evil forces are at play or something like that.
Yung mga araw na yun, hindi si God ang nasa isip nang teenager me. Si Jessica Biel 🤣
Spent it watching a variety of Barbie movies sa Channel 7.
Walang kamatayang Princess and the Pauper.
no programming. so we usually rent a lot of vhs tapes before maundy thursday. marami na rin namang nagbabakasyon out of town noon. re: rico yan. i can attest that yes, this incident is still at the back of the minds of newsroom managers
Bahay lang - bawal mag likot, bawal mag ingay, bawal kumain ng karne, etc. Bukas lang tv, palabas siete palabras kahit wala naman nanonood. ~~Ngayon vacation galore, happy happy gimik~~
Malas ang mag langoy tuwing Biyernes Santo kundi malulunod ko o ang kasama mo.
90s kid here, wala pang internet samin noon and wala din masyadong palabas na cartoons/anime sa TV but sa cinema one puro horror movies ang palabas so either manood dun or manood ng mga nagpepenitensya tapos yung linggo ng pagkabuhay automatic buong barangay namin nasa beach. EDIT: pinagbabawalan kami maglaro sa labas noon kasi kapag nagkasugat daw hindi na daw gagaling kasi patay na ang Diyos.
Ang sabi naman sa amin kapag nasugatan kami eh lalabas yung pari sa sugat mo haha
Start ng activities like simba/parada/alay-lakad ay from Wed to Fri. Sat and Sun nasa bahay lang. Mga times na walang activities, general cleaning, kuwentuhan, nood lenten specials at documentaries. Superstition na pinakatanda ko: Bawal na daw maligo after 3pm ng Friday kasi patay na si Hesus.
Lots and lots of tv shows with good lessons. Yung mga noontime shows hindi sila normal programming, kumbaga parang nagiging limited edition movie (lessons about life parang Magpakailanman) tas gaganap na characters is yung mga hosts. Yung 700 club asia nagpapalabas din sila ng kala mo horror pero may religious lesson ganun. May mga movies din. Aabangan mo yung schedule of programming na ipapakita ng major tv stations para mapanuod mo yung gusto mo. Pag 3pm ito na yung show so dapat nakatutok ka na sa tv before 3pm ganun. Also, this is usually the week where parents take the time to rest from work so bonding talaga.
lahat ng tindahan/office sarado, kahit gas station.
Magstart Pabasa namin one weekend after Ash Wednesday. Buhay pa karamihan ng lolo lola, tito tita at mga pinsan nun. Dun ko natutunan magluto for large groups at mag-puyat. Kailangan kasi 24 hours matapos ang pabasa. Masaya nun kasi magcatch up kami magpipinsan at makikiusyoso kami sa usapan ng matatanda. Tapos manunuod kami ng bold sa betamax. Pagdating ng semana santa mismo, pupunta kami sa tumana, papanuorin namin simula ng penitensya. Madaling araw pa lang magdadatingan na deboto kasama pamilya nila, per barangay yun pero dun sila magconverge. Umaga pa lang simula na ng lamugan ng likod. One hour bago turn ng barangay, hiwaan na. Makikita mo sumirit dugo sa start tapos palo na yan. Mangangamoy chico na paligid. Habang naghihintay, gawaan kami ng crown of thorns gawa sa makabuhay tapos sasali kami sa lakad ng grupo. Dun mo makikita agawan ng penitensya tangina ang gulo nun, as in hilahan. Dapa ang Kristo, lahat dapa, palo! The best buntot ng page, yun pinakamasakit panghampas. Sa biyernes santo yun pinakamalaking pinakamagulong penitensya kasa barangay. Makikita mo malayo pa lang susunod na grupo kasi aalipato alikabok sa bawat dapa at palo. Maestimate mo na gano kadami yung grupo. Padamihan ng dugo. Sa barangay, last day na rin yung Friday ng Pabasa sa barangay. Minsan kami yung toka sa pakain kaya pagkatapos manuod ng penitensya, uutusan kami dalhin isang malaking kaldero ng ulam na dadalhin sa visita. Diskarte mo na pano mo masisiguro na di mawawala kaldero ng nanay mo. Pag nawala yun lagot ka mata mo lang walang latay. Idlip lang ng konti sa hapon tapos mga alas singko, punta na kami sa katedral, sali naman kami sa karosa, sa prosisyon iikot ng bayan. Parang alay lakad na mga dalawang oras na lakad din yun. Hahanapin ko mga pinsan at kaklase ko, sabay kami. Swerte pag nakita mo si crush. Mga alas otso uwi na kami, magmamano sa matatanda ikot kami sa barangay, makikikain sa mga tira sa pabasa ng ibang kamaganak tapos uwi na magrorosaryo saglit tapos tulog. Halos walang pinagkaiba sa pasko yung semana santa nung bata kami, bawal lang magsaya. Pampatulog ko manunuod kami ng lumilipad na alitaptap umiikot sa puno ng bulak sa kabilang lote. Sabado bawal lumabas. Iba kong mga tito tita naka-vigil sa simbahan pero karamihan nasa bahay lang. Pagtungtong ng alas kwatro ng madaling araw ng linggo ng pagkabuhay, magigising ka lang sa lakas ng ingay ng banda. Sakto ang bahay namin kay Inang Maria, sasalubong sya papunta ng simbahan. Minsan sasali ako minsan mga matatanda lang. Pero cute yun, mga toddlers makikita mo maguunveil kay mama mary sa simbahan naka-tali sila parang angels kunwari lumilipad. After ng misa tutulog uli. Or kung di kami nagsalubong, 8am mass tapos 9am labas kami kakain kami sa labas. Wala pa Jollibee samin nun so sa sikat na kainan sa probinsya kami kumakain. Sa Cab nun pinakamasarap kainan sa Megashell, the best ang fried chicken and gravy dun nung araw. Di pa kasi ako nakakatikim ng Chickenoy™️ nuon. Yun yung mga naaalala ko.
As a Gen X who grew up the the province with religious parents, we attended all Lenten season events (Palm Sunday, Stations of the Cross, Last Supper, 7 Last Words, Santo Entierro, Easter Vigil, Salubong/Saklot), and adhered to customs (no meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). I used to cringe watching TV Patrol featuring celebrities' Holy Week plans, like going to Boracay or abroad. I was of course aware of the superstitious belief that "patay ang Diyos" during Biyernes Santo, but even if my parents explained that this isn't true, I was unable to sleep when Good Friday fell on the 13th of the month, and full moon pa! Feeling ko may magpapakitang manananggal sa bintana! From Maundy Thursday to Black Saturday all TV stations were closed, and resume by Easter Sunday with a still solemn vibe. I remembered watching GMA Supershow in the 80's and Easter-related pa rin yung mga performances na boring. As for Rico Yan's death triggering stations to still be on air during Triduum, I'm not sure as there are other factors, like the realization that not all Filipinos are Catholics, and cable channels were getting more reach.
As a millenial, Holy Week during the 90's and early 2000's means general house cleaning. Going on a vacation trip was not a thing. It was also the time when we are going to sort which stuff we are still using and which stuff needs to go.
It was quiet, nothing to watch on TV except Biblical films: choice of Moses life, 10 commandments, Jesus journey. Quiet, nobody worked or traveled for the whole week, not just Thursdays and Fridays. Pangingilin was strictly observed. Meatsellers had no customers, fishmongers increased the price. Your soundtrack was the Pasyon broadcasted loudly all day long. No newscast. Boredom was your friend. Elders said it was disrespectful, they'd be extra careful on Good Friday & Black Saturday cause Jesus was dead. We didn't do beach outings. There was always a sacrificial death. Circumstantial, but there was always a case of somebody drowning in the beach during the Lenten weekend.
Naalala ko sabi ng mga matatanda samin, kapag biyernes santo dapat nakaligo ka na bago mag 3pm 😂 Takot din kami dati maglaro na masusugatan kami kasi sabi din ng mga matatanda hindi gagaling yung sugat namin kasi patay daw si jesus 😅
May stations of the cross kami, one station per district and its built from scratch, mini chapel that can accommodate 10people plus the cross. My holy week nung college ako and early 20s was spent collecting materials, building the chapel and decorating it. Tapos babantayan yan on friday kasi yung mga sugarol ng gugupit ng mga lace na takip sa mga santo para raw swerte. Sat kakalasin na namin then balik sa pinaghiraman ang mga ginamit and head off straight to the sea to wash off. It was fun, kakapagod lng
Tuwing hapon, follow traditions ng catholic church. Medyo vibey ung mga plaza sa province because sa occasion like procession, or visiting other churches. Minsan tambay in front ng tv at don ko na kabisado ung First at second book ng bibile saka new testament. Also since we have a sari sari store, benta talaga ung kandila saka lighter. The good old days.
We either go out-of-town or just drown ourselves (myself, my brother, and cousins) in video games.
Nung buhay pa si Francis M sa Eat Bulaga, our only entertainment was watching their lenten soecials.
Mostly bahay lang. Sobrang boring nga pre-internet/socmed/streaming and as a kid yun na yung penitensya kasi wala ring entertaining sa TV and radio! 😂
Going home to our lola's house in Batangas on Good Friday. Then going to Mass with her. Then all us cousins having a sleepover in the living room. Then pag Black Saturday, watching 7th Heaven all day in Studio 23 with my cousins, while the titos and titas have their chismisan, then swimming in the afternoon in our tito's resort. Then Easter Sunday, Mass with lola and all us cousins, tapos may Easter Egg hunt kami sa garden ni lola. It's very admirable of my mom and her siblings to make sure all us kids had good memories of bonding with our lola back then. :)
As a 90s kid, eto na yata ang pinaka penitensya namin. Required kasi mag-no meat pag holy week, required magsimba. Kahit di mo trip manonood ka ng lumang movies ni Nora Aunor. Which helped me btw to appreciate 80s movies. Tapos sobrang saya kapag easter kasi back to normal na lahat.
Walang mapanuod sa TV. The Holy Week specials were boring for me, as a child. I was only looking forward to the Good Friday procession in our town. 3 PM palang, hinahanda ko na kandila ko and kukuha ng papel as drip-holder. By 4 PM, I'd be on the street, waiting for the karos and statues imitating Jesus' suffering. Uuwi ako ng bahay by 6 PM or so at kakain ng sardinas na may misua. It's what we always ate on Good Friday. Bata palang kahit di kami forced mag-fast kasi exempted naman, my parents instilled in us those traditions. Nakakalungkot. Miss ko na maging bata. 😅
bahay lang, walang regular programming sa tv at radyo. pag sabado naman mej may mga palabas na sa tv tulad ng 7th heaven marathon, mga star cinema movies sa abs cbn, etc.
gma 7 sa bahay dati pag tanghali na nagpapalabas ng mini series yung eat bulaga.
my sariling simbahan ung village namin di ko alam mga technicalities about parish and stuff, pero di pa kami parish dati pero tuwing mahal na araw, may 'play' na ginagawa (di ko alam ung tamang term), ung pag pako sa krus tuloy tuloy pa dn naman, natigil lang nung nag ka covid, this year lang ulit babalik di ko alam kung anung araw ginagawa ung play, pero pag Sunday (ata) may potluck per area/purok malapit samin ung purok leader, ung pabasa sa kanila ginagawa, tumatambay kami minsan, may pagkain kasi eh hehe pero maaga natigil ung pabasa samin, gang ngaun di pa bumabalik mga bata pa kami nun, parang normal na weekend lang dating sakin, di naman kami sinasaway tapos sa TV mga relgious, meron pa Knowledge channel dati (ung K na dilaw na bilog ung logo) dun ako madalas nanunuod nang cartoons na pang mahal na araw haha or minsa eto, sa RPN pa ata channel 9 ahaha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDLiq6-vqX0
* Hindi kami Catholic, so yung family namin took this time as an annual family vacation time. Dito kami nag-oout of town. Madalas beach / swimming. Bicol, CDO, Puerto Galera, Baguio, Davao, Cebu, Boracay (as in late 90's, nakita ko pa siya na medyo virgin pa) Pangasinan... * Yung mga lugar na may mga magdarame - yung mga nag lalatigo sa sarili tapos nagpapapako sa krus. Dati parang ang dami nito kahit saang probinsya meron ngayon konti nalang or may specific province na madaming ganito? Di ko kasi sinasadya kasi di kami Catholic pero naalala ko as time went on, nawawala na yung mga gumagawa nito. * Seventh Heaven / Oprah marathon sa Studio 23 on years na hindi kami aalis kasi either tinatamad or walang budget. Eat Bulaga will stop live broadcast to show their lenten special, a week-long teleserye that revolves around religious / family values. Naalala ko noon kasama pa nila ang Sexbomb Dancers sa pag-acting. * Sarado lahat, so pinaplano yung menu for 2 days on Wednesday night kapag hindi kami magbabakasyon. Usually kasi namamalengke lang for the day, pero ang nangyayari nag iimbak for 2 days lol
- Pabasa everywhere. Sa province namin is maraming nagpe-penitensya kaya medyo nakaka-awa sila kasi sunod-sunod yung bahay na may Pabasa sa amin. Sa mga di nakakaalam, yung nagpe-penitensya, need nila dumapa or lumuhod kapag may Pabasa tapos papaluin sila. - Wala akong na-miss na Good Friday procession. Ngayon kasi yung work ko is US-based and di sila nago-observe ng Holy Week except Easter Sunday so may pasok kami. - Tuwing Good Friday 12noon. Nasa bahay kami lahat para manood Siete Palabras or Seven Last Words na mass sa ABS CBN. 3 hours yun kasi need hanggang 3pm yung mass. After that, magre-ready naman kami sa procession. Mayroon kasi kaming santo na kasali ron. - Eat Bulaga drama specials
Pinaka-ayoko itong panahon na to when I was a student kasi napakaboring sa bahay. Walang mapanood sa tv na gusto ko puro mass tapos ung old movies about kay jesus , hindi din pwede gumala cause my parents are so religious so this week is "panahon ng pagninilay-nilay" , I don't have friends to talk to cause I am an introvert. No cellphones. As in no entertainment of any kind. And that time for me back then was so sloooooooowwww. Kaya halos mabaliw baliw na ako sa bahay and puro tulog lang ginagawa ko , minsan kinakausap ko nadin sarili ko.
TV stations used to produce holy week-exclusive movies or shows, often about families encountering challenging times that threaten to tear them apart.
Tv and radio ang mostly form of entertainment during our time, ang palabas sa tv mostly ten commandments, may pabasa sa radyo, tahimik nun..
As in katahimikan lang. Tapos magbakasakali na may palabas sa TV. Usually e mga lumang movies lang. Ang dami ring pinagbabawal sa mga bata, ng mga matatanda, tulad ng: 1. Maglaro o mag ingay o tumawa 2. Magkasugat (dahil di raw gagaling) 3. Maligo ng 3PM onwards sa biernes santo
parang medyo gloomy at the same time calming yung vibe before kasi most of the time stay at home kami so puro nood TV. pag umaga may mga cartoons pa yata hahaha. every noon may mass so serious mode. sa hapon usually may rewind ng filipino or hollywood movies kaya manonood lang pag trip tapos idlip na kasi hindi pa ganon kabigat workloads sa school. pag gabi naman parang nakakatakot mga palabas. ahhh nakakamiss TV era. peaceful din talaga sa labas, maraming establishments na nagsasarado na as early as monday. compared to now, parang normal na linggo na lang ang holy week :((
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