I our country  we observe HOLY week this way,  1. Starting Monday of the week children are not permitted to play or have fun  2. on Thursday  pilgrims visit seven churches just by walking and thousands of people flock to cathedrals and shrines, 3.taking bath on Friday is not allowed,  4. the passion of CHRIST is read or sung for 3 days nonstop until Friday,  5. on these places wisitors are fed breakfast or lunch or dinner,   6. this is done on chapels or residencial homes of about just one kilometer or half away from each other. This observance is atill going on but gradually loosing this wonderful tradition.     We feel and believe that accidents are prominent during these days and so we are cautioned always to refrain from work, play but to contemplate on this HOLY DAYS OF THE LORD SUFFERING.
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in the Philippines???
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Roman Catholic and I attend mass almost every week. I do go with my friends to their Christian Fellowships, some being born again. I also attend the occasional Jehovah's Witness meeting, when friends ask. I don't try to be ignorant to other belief system and I do think the underlying theme with most faiths are similar. Everyone believes in the same God but have different versions of him :)
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Worship is a regimen.  By creating a cycle of repeated routines is an easy way to brainwash a human.  A human feels comfort in doing what they have done before.  Have you ever been to a Catholic mass?  The whole mass is 80% routine.  They know ahead of time what they will read.  The homily is a slight derivative that lasts only 5-10 minutes.  Everything else is the same.  Stand up, sit down, and kneel.  It is brainwashing at its finest.   These poor people are subjected to peer pressure to continue this behavior.  On top of that they are told they must pay tithe.  Yes, they actually say that you must pay 10% of your annual income, on top of the 33% that the government wants.  Then they tell you that you are supposed to be immaterial whilst the religious leaders live in huge houses and drive their luxurious cars?
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If you are sincere member of the church you go to, you shouldn't take a vacation from it. If you just go to church because you don't have anything else to do, then you could take a vacation from it.
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The only thing bad about Sunday is that you know that the next day is gonna be Monday which means you have to go back out to work. But trust me, Friday and Saturday can be pretty bad too, especially when you have nothing special to do and no one to do it with. A boring weekend at home!
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That is silly. I just got back from deer hunting on Sunday. As for the church thing that is wrong to actually Saturday is the sabbath according to the bible. Being the last day of the week and all. But, I am from Louisiana. I can not answer your question per se. But, I am sure with enough support you could get the law changed to something more managable. Like a morning hunt. Not all people believe sunday is a day of rest..It is a day I get away from family and friends. \n\nSorry to hear about this crazy law. About as bad as our Liqueor Law...cant by it on sunday but church nuts say it is ok to buy beer and wine...something to do with all the ancient church goers had and could drink go figure
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(m)\n\nGood Friday is a holy day celebrated by Christians on the Friday before Easter or Pascha. It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus at Calvary. Special prayer services are often held on this day with readings from the Gospel accounts of the events leading up to the crucifixion. Mainstream Christian churches view Christ's crucifixion as a voluntary and act, and one by which, along with his resurrection on the third day, death itself was conquered
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You've got a peculiar idea about Catholics - for starters, Catholics rarely do "sermons." Priests preach homilies - in other words, they talk about the scriptures that were read.\n\nWhat we do have the same - all over the world - is the same liturgy. That is the same bible readings are read, and the same prayers are recited. We have a three year cycle - Year A, Year B, Year C. In each year there are a couple of dozen weeks of what is called "ordinary time", and there are other weeks that are thematic - Easter, Christmas, Lent, Advent. In a sense the Vatican isn't "in control"  by this any more than anyone is - priests  of the Pope's diocese and the Pope himself have to follow the church's standard liturgical year, just like everyone else.\n\nLiturgy is about exalting the word of God, and not exalting the word of the pastor. Evangelical pastors ramble from biblical passage to passage, talking about what they want to talk about. Creflo Dollar can quote scripture - but he does so in a way that exalts himself, not Jesus.\n\nLiturgy ensures priests and bishops preach about Easter at Easter, Christmas at Christmas, etc. Lutherans and Episcopalians use pretty much the same lectionary (the same schedule of bible readings, if you will) as the Catholics. That way the major churches of the western world stay in synch.
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In 1647, the English parliament under Oliver Cromwell made Christmas celebration illegal (considering feasting and celebration on a holy day to be immoral).   That law was repealed.\n\nThe Holy Days and Fasting Days Act of 1551, which among other things forbade the use of any kind of transportation on Christmas, has never been repealed.
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Hi,\n\nThis is generaly followed by religious Orthodox Jews. Most other Jews are barely aware of this.\n\nThere is a period in the summer time called the "Three Weeks". These weeks lead up to the hebrew date of the 9th of Av, the date that both temples in Jerusalem were destroyed. As is the case, it is considered a period of "national mourning" and some rules were adopted to demonstrate a period of mourning.\nThe last nine days are more strict than the previous. Generally speaking, one does not bathe for pleasure (but only for cleanliness). Since swimming is a form of "bathing for pleasure" (for most people), we abstain from swimming for this period.\nAnother restriction during this time period is to abstain from eating meat (except on the Sabbath).\n\nLook at a Jewish calendar to find out the exact days during a given summer. (Falls in June/July/August).\n\nOnline calendar is at www.bayt.org/calendar.
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Lets face facts the Jews were here before the Christians and if God told them that Saturday was the day of rest then so be it. But the loony telling us that it should be Friday and the local Father insisting it is Sunday may not be wrong too. \nWhy take chances. \nI've told my wife I will not work of Friday to Sunday to avoid messing with God (and maybe Wednesdays too - cause I feel God would send me a message not to put all nonworking days in one cluster!)
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no....\nIt's actully a protection for the people inside.\nIf god sends his wrath on them, then just because they're inside a holy place, might get averted.
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go to a different church every sunday
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I wish I were more diligent about this. I used to keep the Liturgy of the Hours. Morning lauds open with, "O Lord, open my lips and my mouth will proclaim your praise." They are wonderful words with which to begin a day. Evening vespers and night time prayers help make a tranquil end of the day, too. Prayer draws you closer to God.
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Yes I know that and agree. There has always been (since I've been a christian) a strange feeling for me at Christmas time. I felt trapped, enslaved, depressed, oppressed and angry during the holidays. Something just never sat well with me. I studied and found out it is all pagan and vain. God never says to follow any of these so called "christian" holidays. He did however mention the Holy Days in His Torah. I am not Jewish but I am being prompted by the Lord to study the feast days of the Lord and the Holy days and the Sabbaths. They weren't  meant just for the Jews but for all who were born again as well. They bring peace and understanding of the Messiah.
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I don't celebrate either one. I choose as Paul said not to " esteem one day above the next." I treat each day as a day to love and praise my Father for sending Jesus to show me the Way! The days you mention are man's teachings not the teachings of The Spirit of God.
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Jesus is lord. the sabbath was so men would not work seven days a week, and get sick and die, from not getting enough rest.