{"success":true,"data":{"id":70,"name":"Holy Week (Semana Santa) in Siquijor","content":"<p><strong>Holy Week (Semana Santa)</strong> is the week before Easter Sunday, and its dates move with Easter. In 2027 Palm Sunday is March 21, Maundy Thursday March 25, Good Friday March 26, Black Saturday March 27 and Easter Sunday March 28. In Siquijor, about 95 percent of residents are reported to belong to the Catholic Church, and the province is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumaguete.</p>\n<p>Siquijor's traditional healers (<em>mananambal</em>) also hold rites during Holy Week. A 1999 study in the Silliman Journal described Holy Week as the most eventful activity of the year for the island's healers and for visiting healers from other islands. GMA Regional TV reported in April 2026 that healers and herbalists were gathering in Siquijor for the Folk Healing Festival, which is covered in the separate Folk Healing Festival entry.</p>\n<h2>Good to know</h2>\n<ul><li>Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are national regular holidays, and Black Saturday is an additional special non-working day, under the 2027 holiday proclamation.</li><li>Church services and any other Holy Week program for 2027 are not described in the sources used for this entry, so confirm them locally before planning a visit.</li></ul>","placeId":null,"address":"Parish churches across Siquijor province","coordinates":null,"organizer":"Roman Catholic parishes in Siquijor (Diocese of Dumaguete)","startsOn":"2027-03-21T00:00:00.000Z","endsOn":"2027-03-28T23:59:00.000Z","datesExpected":false,"featureStartsOn":null,"featureEndsOn":null,"media":[],"createdByAdministratorId":1,"createdAt":"2026-10-17T12:20:59.694Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T12:20:59.694Z","deletedAt":null,"createdByAdministrator":null,"place":null,"categories":[{"id":14,"type":"Event","name":"Religious","slug":"religious","description":"Holy Week, church celebrations, and spiritual activities","iconUrl":null,"icon":"bi-bell","parentId":null,"priority":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-30T18:11:17.112Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T05:52:31.702Z","deletedAt":null}],"bookmarks":null,"description":"Holy Week (Semana Santa) is the week before Easter Sunday, and its dates move\nwith Easter. In 2027 Palm Sunday is March 21, Maundy Thursday March 25, Good\nFriday March 26, Black Saturday March 27 and Easter Sunday March 28. In\nSiquijor, about 95 percent of residents are reported to belong to the Catholic\nChurch, and the province is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumaguete.\n\nSiquijor's traditional healers (mananambal) also hold rites during Holy Week. A\n1999 study in the Silliman Journal described Holy Week as the most eventful\nactivity of the year for the island's healers and for visiting healers from\nother islands. GMA Regional TV reported in April 2026 that healers and\nherbalists were gathering in Siquijor for the Folk Healing Festival, which is\ncovered in the separate Folk Healing Festival entry.\n\n\nGOOD TO KNOW\n\n * Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are national regular holidays, and Black\n   Saturday is an additional special non-working day, under the 2027 holiday\n   proclamation.\n * Church services and any other Holy Week program for 2027 are not described in\n   the sources used for this entry, so confirm them locally before planning a\n   visit.","latitude":null,"longitude":null,"isHappeningToday":false,"isUpcoming":true,"images":[],"videos":[],"defaultImageUrl":"","defaultThumbnailImageUrl":"","defaultMediumImageUrl":"","defaultSmallImageUrl":"","isFeatured":false},"message":"event retrieved successfully."}