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Lasa Did you know that this Kapampángan word for “suffering” is very similar to the Kapampángan word for “taste”? LÁSÂ • (LAH-sa’)suffering, torment, PassionTagálog (Filipino): pagdurúsa (root: dúsa “suffer”), paghihírap (root: hírap “hard”) HomonymsLÁSA = tasteLÁSÂ / LÁSA = suffering Verb Conjugationlumásâ, lálásâ, línásâ – to suffer (Actor Focus)pailásâ, páilásâ, pépailásâ – to suffer voluntarily, … Read more

Maleldo While Kapampángans are known for their Christmas celebrations, Holy Week is still the most traditionally and religiously practiced holiday for a lot of them. Pampanga is known for its extreme Lenten rituals that are a testament to Kapampángans being considered one of the most deeply religious Catholic ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines. One tradition … Read more

[TW: blood, self-harm] The major figure of the Kapampángan Holy Week that has made Kapampángans famous for their extreme Lenten rituals is the magdarame, with the sight of blood and the sound of the palaspas or burílius hitting their backs a common scene on the streets everywhere. While flagellants consider this as part of their … Read more

Limbun Kapampángans hold several processions during the Holy Week, with the most well-known ones on Good Friday and Easter. While most people have gone back to the usual after Easter, the people of Betis hold another procession on Easter Monday honoring their district’s chief industry of woodcarving. Video: Limbun by Jonathan Pamintuan on YouTube LIMBUN … Read more

KABA • (kuh-BUH)food offerings or refreshments served in the punî shrine for the Pabásâ (chant reading) readers & visitors during Holy Week PAKAWÁSA • (puh-kuh-WAH-suh)food offerings or refreshments served in the punî shrine for the Pabásâ (chant reading) readers & visitors during Holy Week Etymologypa- “for” + kawása “ceasing”, from Old Javanese kawaśa “subdued, overpowered”, … Read more