<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Holy Week in the Philippines (Filipino: Mahal na Araw; Spanish: Semana Santa) is a significant religious observance for the country's Roman Catholic majority and most Protestant groups . </P> <P> It begins on Palm Sunday and continues on through to Black Saturday . Many communities observe Spanish - influenced Catholic rituals such as processions, that have been syncretised with elements of pre-Hispanic beliefs . This is evident in some ritual practices not sanctioned by the universal Church and the many superstitions associated with the occasion . </P> <P> During the Easter Triduum (Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday), businesses are closed for part or all of the three days . Local terrestrial television and most radio stations usually go off the air . Those that remain on air (such as stations owned by various denominations) operate on shorter broadcasting hours, and feature seasonal programming such religious films and news coverage of various services and rites . Cable television channels in the Philippines, however, continue to broadcast their normal programming . </P>

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