Philippine Holiday

All Souls’ Day – Commemoration

A day dedicated to remembering our deceased loved ones through prayer, intercessions, alms as well as visiting cemeteries. People pray for the souls in purgatory and help them gain indulgences. According to the Catholic doctrine, prayers of the faithful help cleanse the souls in purgatory so they eventually enter heaven. It is believed that the souls are not perfectly cleansed from sins on departing from the body and so they cannot fit yet in the visions of God.

Having celebrated the feast of all the members of the church who are believed to be in heaven on the November 1, the church has assigned the following day to commemorate the souls in purgatory.

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/All-Souls-Day-Christianity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls%27_Day

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Solemnity of All Saints (All Saints’ Day)

Daily Saints, Philippine Holiday

Also known as the Feast of All Saints, it is a day that commemorates all the saints in the Christian church. During the reign of Pope Gregory III in 731-741, he dedicated a chapel in St. Peter’s in honour of all the saints. This is the first evidence of celebrating the saints’ day on November 1.

Prior to this, holding a feast for all the saints have already been observed. During the 4th century, there was a commemoration of all the martyrs. In the time of Pope Boniface IV, he rededicated a shrine– Pantheon– to all the martyrs. The purpose of the rededication is so “that the memory of all saints might in the future be honored in the place which had formerly been dedicated to the worship not of gods but of demons.” (On the Calculation of Time).

Sources:

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/solemnity-of-all-saints

https://www.britannica.com/topic/All-Saints-Day

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National Heroes’ Day

Philippine Holiday

This regular national holiday is celebrated on the last Monday in August. It is known in the Philippines as ‘Araw ng mga Bayani’.

It is a day to honor the bravery of all Filipino heroes who struggled for the nation’s freedom, including those who vanished into anonymity. About 996 was declared as the Year of Filipino Heroes to mark the centennial of the revolution against Spain.

National Heroes’ Day has been celebrated since 1931 when Act No. 3827 stated it should be observed on the last Sunday of August. In 2007, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Republic Act No. 9492, moving the national holiday to the last Monday of August. The day is marked by parades and the laying of wreaths to honor those who lost their lives in the pursuit of the Philippine nation.

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Ninoy Aquino Day

Philippine Holiday

Today is a National non-working holiday in the Philippines. In Filipino, this day is commonly known as ‘Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino’. This holiday commemorates the assassination of former Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino, Jr. in 1983 at then, Manila International Airport, now known as Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

His wife, Corazon Aquino, who later became President of the Philippines, and as a couple, are seen as two heroes of democracy in the Philippines.

This was first celebrated in 2004 after the Republic Act 9256. It was included as part of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s program of ‘holiday economics’, which adjusted the date of public holidays so that they would be taken on the nearest Monday to boost the tourism industry with long weekends. It was moved back to its original date by the late President Benigno Aquino III (Ninoy’s only son) in 2010.

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Eidul Adha

Philippine Holiday

Eidul Adha is a Muslim celebration that honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham in Jewish and Christian Traditions) to obey Allah and also commemorates the end of the hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). In the Islamic calendar, Eidul Adha is celebrated on the tenth day of Zhul Hijja (12th and final month). As the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, the date to celebrate Eidul Adha constantly changes. In the Philippines, President Duterte has signed proclamation no. 789 to confirm the holiday to be observed throughout the country.

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All Souls’ Day – Commemoration

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Solemnity of All Saints (All Saints’ Day)

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National Heroes’ Day

Ninoy Aquino Day

Eidul Adha

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