Philippines : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

cards/flowers : Nőnap

Secular holiday : Araw ng Dabaw Festival - celebrates the oneness of this multi-cultural city in Davao City only

Secular holiday : Liberation Day in Panay and Romblon only

Secular holiday : In Las Piñas City as it celebrates its foundation in 1907.

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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.

Secular holiday : Foundation Day in Pangasinan only

Catholic or protestant : Maundy Thursday: Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper).

Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

Catholic : Also called Sabado de Gloria, is the day after Jesus Christ died on the cross. This is a day of mourning for people who believed in Christ when others chose to condemn Him and want Him dead. Paid holiday

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

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

Muslim, Sufi : Wakas ng Ramadan

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]

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)

Secular holiday : Araw ng Manggagawa

Secular holiday : Abad Santos Day in Pampanga only

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cards/flowers : Mother’s day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mother’s 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. Howe’s 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 women’s suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day, with her Mother’s Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mother’s Day in 1914

Secular holiday : Kaamulan Festival - in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of Bukidnon in Bukidnon only - on Midanao island

Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1898. Araw ng Kasarinlan

Secular holiday : Naga City only

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Secular holiday : Manila only

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Muslim, Sufi : Until 2008, was a nationwide holiday, then a regional holiday; in 2012 this is a national holiday again.

Secular holiday : in the City of Cadiz, Negros Occidental in commemoration of its Charter Day anniversary.

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Secular holiday : in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

Muslim, Sufi : Amun Jadid Basilan, Kudarat, Lanao del Norte & del Sud, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga provinces

Secular holiday : Celebration of the Founding Anniversary of the Province of Cebu (in 2008: 434th anniversary) in Cebu only

Secular holiday : Kadayawan Day - tribute to good harvest in Davao City only

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.

Secular holiday : Quezon City only

Secular holiday : Senator assassinated at the Manila airport in 1983 Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino

Culture : A working holiday which was first observed in 2018. This holiday aims to promote technical and vocational education and training in the Philippines.

Secular holiday : Araw ng mga Bayani

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Secular holiday : Celebrates the city's Charter Anniversary. in Baguio

Secular holiday : To mark the surrender of the Japanese Imperial Army at the end of World War II. in Ifugao province

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]

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Secular holiday : Osmeña Day -- in honor of the late President Sergio Osmeña in Cebu province only

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Muslim, Sufi : Basilan, Kudarat, Lanao del Norte & del Sud, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga provinces and in Pangasinan