April Fools Day
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Monday april 1, 2024
cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Friday april 5, 2024
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Friday april 5, 2024
Secular holiday : Foundation Day in Pangasinan only
Bataan & Corregidor Heroes Day
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Tuesday april 9, 2024
Secular holiday : In Tagalog: Araw ng Kagitingan.
Tribute to the thousands of Filipinos who volunteered to fight the Japanese occupation forces during World War II
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Wakas ng Ramadan
Lapu-Lapu Day
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Saturday april 27, 2024
Culture : A working holiday which was first observed in 2019. Celebrates the victory of Lapu-Lapu and his men over the Spaniards, led by Ferdinand Magellan, during the Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521. [Wikipedia]
Regional holiday
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Saturday april 27, 2024
Secular holiday : Kadaugan sa Mactan festival.
Reenactment of the battle where native Filipinos thwart Spain's first attempt to colonize the archipelago in the 16th century. in Lapu-Lapu only (Cebu island)
Labor Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Araw ng Manggagawa
Regional holiday
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Tuesday may 7, 2024
Secular holiday : Abad Santos Day in Pampanga only
Mothers' Day
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Sunday may 12, 2024
cards/flowers : Mothers day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mothers day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and womens suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mothers Day, with her Mothers Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mothers Day in 1914
Regional holiday
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Wednesday may 15, 2024
Secular holiday : Kaamulan Festival - in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of Bukidnon in Bukidnon only - on Midanao island
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday may 31, 2024
School holidays :
Independence Day
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Wednesday june 12, 2024
Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1898. Araw ng Kasarinlan
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday june 15, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Until 2008, was a nationwide holiday, then a regional holiday; in 2012 this is a national holiday again.
Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 16, 2024
cards/flowers :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday june 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Until 2008, was a nationwide holiday, then a regional holiday; in 2012 this is a national holiday again.
Regional holiday
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Tuesday june 18, 2024
Secular holiday : Naga City only
Manila Day
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Monday june 24, 2024
Secular holiday : Manila only
Arbor Day
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Tuesday june 25, 2024
Culture :
Regional holiday
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Thursday july 4, 2024
Secular holiday : in the City of Cadiz, Negros Occidental in commemoration of its Charter Day anniversary.
Islamic New Year (Muslim regions only)
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Monday july 8, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Amun Jadid Basilan, Kudarat, Lanao del Norte & del Sud, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga provinces
Regional holiday
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Monday july 15, 2024
Secular holiday : in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday july 29, 2024
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Tuesday august 6, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebration of the Founding Anniversary of the Province of Cebu (in 2008: 434th anniversary) in Cebu only
Regional holiday
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Saturday august 17, 2024
Secular holiday : Kadayawan Day - tribute to good harvest in Davao City only
Jesse Robredo Day
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Sunday august 18, 2024
Culture : A working holiday which was first observed in 2016. Celebrates the internationally-recognized former mayor of Naga City Jesse Robredo who died while serving as Aquino's local government secretary on August 18, 2012.
Quezon City Day
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Monday august 19, 2024
Secular holiday : Quezon City only
Ninoy Aquino Day
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Wednesday august 21, 2024
Secular holiday : Senator assassinated at the Manila airport in 1983 Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino
National Tech-Voc Day
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Sunday august 25, 2024
Culture : A working holiday which was first observed in 2018. This holiday aims to promote technical and vocational education and training in the Philippines.
National Heroes Day
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Monday august 26, 2024
Secular holiday : Araw ng mga Bayani
Regional holiday
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Sunday september 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebrates the city's Charter Anniversary. in Baguio
Regional holiday
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Monday september 2, 2024
Secular holiday : To mark the surrender of the Japanese Imperial Army at the end of World War II. in Ifugao province
Surrender of General Tomoyuki Yamashita Day (Victory over Japan Day)
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Tuesday september 3, 2024
Culture : A working holiday which will be first observed in 2019. Celebrates the surrender of Japanese Army General Tomoyuki Yamashita in Baguio City at the conclusion of hostilities of the Second World War on September 3, 1945. [Wikipedia]
Nativity of Mary
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Sunday september 8, 2024
Culture :
Regional holiday
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Monday september 9, 2024
Secular holiday : Osmeña Day -- in honor of the late President Sergio Osmeña in Cebu province only
Day of Reconciliation
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Thursday september 12, 2024
Culture :
Prophet's Birthday (Muslim provinces only)
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Monday september 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Basilan, Kudarat, Lanao del Norte & del Sud, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga provinces and in Pangasinan
School holiday
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Saturday october 5, 2024
School holidays : World Teachers Day
All Saints - (beginning)
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Friday october 18, 2024
School holidays : public schools only
Regional holiday
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Friday october 18, 2024
Secular holiday : The Buglasan Festival of Festivals is the landmark socio-economic-cultural showcase of the province held every October, to boost the local tourism industry and attract potential investors to Oriental Negros. Oriental Negros province only
All Saints (end)
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Monday october 28, 2024
School holidays : public schools only