Kuaresma
Ash Wednesday marks the Filipinos’ start of the season of Lent, the 40 days before Easter Sunday devoted to prayer, fasting, abstinence, and other acts of penance. Kapampángans are well-known for their extreme Lenten rituals, such as penitents’ flagellation of their backs and the actual crucifixion of penitents during Holy Week.
KUARÉSMA • (kwuh-RES-muh)
Lent
Tagálog (Filipino): Kuwarésma
Etymology
Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”)
> Vulgar Latin *quaresima
> Spanish Cuaresma
> Kapampángan Kuarésma, Tagalog Kuwarésma
Derived Verb
MANGUARÉSMA • (muh-ngwuh-RES-mu)
to strictly observe Lenten fasting or abstinence
Verb Conjugation
manguarésma, mánguarésma, ménguarésma – to strictly observe Lenten fasting or abstinence (Actor Focus)
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