Limbun nang San Jose

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Kapampángan Culture FeatureLimbun nang San Jose (Procession of St. Joseph)Betis, Guagua, Pampanga While most have gone back to normality after Easter, the people of Betis hold this procession on Easter Monday dedicated to carpenters and woodcarvers, as the district is known for its woodcarving industry. This procession is the longest procession that happens in Betis … Read more

Limbun

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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

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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

Retablo of Juan De Los Santos

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Retablo of Juan De Los Santos The “retablo” or main altarpiece, which was made in 1617 by the carver, Juan De Los Santos, for the San Agustin Church, was transferred by the sacristy probably in the 17th and 18th century because the retablo’s Iconic-Corinthian style no longer conformed with the Baroque style renovations in the … Read more

Mal

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MAL • (muhl)(1) expensive; (2) valuable, precious, dearTagálog (Filipino): mahal EtymologyFrom Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha) “expensive; precious, valuable”, via Malay mahal “expensive” Derived word:PÁKAMÁLAN • (PAH-kuh-MAH-luhn)to hold dear/precious; to cherishTagálog (Filipino): minámahal, tinatángì PAKAMAL • (puh-kuh-MUHL)valuing, cherishing, adoration, loveTagálog (Filipino): pagmamahál Verb Conjugation:kumamal, kákamal, kínamal – to become expensive (actor focus)mikamál, mikakamál, míkamal – to become … Read more