Holy Week in the Philippines held in towns throughout the provinces of Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, and in the Ilocandia, as well as in Makati in Metro Manila. Except in the Bulakenyo towns of Baliuag and Pulilan, the Passion tableaux are excluded from the Good Friday afternoon procession. Maundy Thursday (Huwebes Santo) is the first statutory public holiday of the week, and marks the beginning of the Paschal Triduum. Prior to the Second Vatican Council, the Procession of the Passion of Christ was held on Maundy Thursday. This was later transferred to Holy Wednesday for Latin Rite Catholics, with the Philippine Independent Church (which separated
After Saturday comes Sunday ... narrative , to mean that after Muslim fundamentalists finish dealing with the Jews—who celebrate Sabbath on Saturday—they will next deal with the Christians—who celebrate Sabbath on Sunday. A story title of Sonia Sanchez 'after Saturday Night comes Sunday' uses the row of days to symbolize The Black Woman's Burden and the relationship between love as in Saturday Night Live and (failure of) marriage and family live later. French Israeli filmmaker and pro-Christian activist Pierre Rehov refers to the saying in a 2007 documentary "First Comes Saturday, Then Comes Sunday". After Saturday comes Sunday After Saturday comes Sunday (), is