Holiday List Philippines - 2013 Date Week Day Name New Year's Day People Power Day Maundy

Thursday Good Friday Day of Valor Labor Day Independence Day Eidul Fitr Ninoy Aquino Day National Heroes' Day Eidul Adha All Saints Day Special Non-working Holiday Bonifacio Day Special Non-working Holiday Christmas Day Rizal Day New Year's Eve

January - 01 Tuesday February - 25 Monday March - 28 Thursday March - 29 Friday April - 09 May - 01 June - 12 Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday

August - 09 Friday August - 21 Wednesday August - 26 Monday October - 15 Tuesday November - 01 Friday November - 02 Saturday November - 30 Saturday December - 24 Tuesday December - 25 Wednesday December - 30 Monday December - 31 Tuesday

*****Chinese New Year falls on Sunday, February 10th Holidays in Philippines New Year's Day is the first day of the new year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1. Almost all countries use the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar.

New Year's Day

People Power Commemoration of the 1986 People Power Revolution. The People Power Day Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of

(Araw ng 1986) was a series of nonviolent and prayerful mass street demonstrations in the People Philippines that occurred in 1986. Power ) Day of Valour Araw ng Kagitingan ("Day of Valour") is a national holiday in the Philippines which commemorates the fall of Bataan during World War II. It falls annually on (Araw ng April 9. Kagitingan) Maundy Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great & Thursday Holy Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries, is the Christian feast or holy day (Huwebes falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Santo) Christ with the Apostles. It is the fifth day of Holy Week, and is preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday. The date is always between 19 March and 22 April inclusive. Good Friday Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Black Friday, Great Friday, is a (Biyernes religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion Santo) of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday. Labor Day Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and (Araw ng social achievements of workers. Manggagawa) Independence Independence Day (Araw ng Kalayaan) is an annual national holiday observed on Day June 12, commemorating the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain (Araw ng on June 12, 1898. It is the National Day of the Philippines. Kasarinlan) Ninoy Aquino It is a national holiday in the Philippines celibrate annually on August 21.This is a Day Special Non-Working Holiday in reference to the Republic Act 9256,dated (Araw ng February 25, 2004. This day celibrate in order to commemorate the death Kabayanihan anniversary of former Senator Benigno Ninoy S. Aquino, Jr. Benigno "Ninoy" ni Ninoy Aquino, Jr. treated as the hero of democracy in the country. Aquino) National National Heroes' Day (Araw ng mga Bayani) is a national holiday in the Heroes Day Philippines. This day celebrate in honour of the national heroes,who fight for the (Araw ng mga freedom Another aim of this day,to encourage the younger generation to emulate Bayani) the character of those who have fought for and made the country proud. Eid ul Fitr (Wakas ng Ramadan) Eid ul-Fitr (Id-ul-Fitr),also called as Eid.It is Muslim holiday that celibrates on the completion of Ramadan. the Islamic holy month of fasting. The date of Eid ul-Fitr always get changed according to the Islamic calendar. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fitr means "to break the fast" and so the holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period.

Eid-al-Adha Eid al-Adha "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is a Muslim Holiday (Araw ng Pag- celebrated by Muslims, worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to alay) sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God. Eid al-Adha annually falls

on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja of the Islamic calendar. This day come approximately 70 days after the end of the month of Ramadan. All Saints Day The Todos Los Santos day also know as All Saints Day, sometimes known as All (Undas/Todos Hallows or Hallowmas. This day celebrated in the honour of all the saints, known los Santos) and unknown. All Saints is also a Christian formula invoking all the faithful saints and martyrs, known or unknown. This day celibrate on 1 st November. Bonifacio Day Andres Bonifacio Day is a national holiday.This day celibrates in honour of there (Kaarawan ni national hero Andres Bonifacio. Andres Bonifacio's birthday on November 30,so Bonifacio) this day celebrated as Bonifacio Day and is a public holiday in the Philippines. Christmas (Araw ng Pasko) Rizal Day (Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Dr. Jos Rizal ) New Year's Eve (Bisperas ng Bagong Taon). Birth of Jesus celibrated as the Christmas.It is annual holiday celibrated on December 25. Christmas in Indonesia is a popular festival Although Indonesia is predominantly a Muslim country, it is a national holiday for Christmas in Indonesia. Rizal Day is celibrated 30th December of every year, it is national holidays in the Philippines. This day is celibrated in honor of the death of a hero named Jos Rizal who was killed on December 30, 1896. During Rizal Day there are parades with decorated floats, bands and marching organizations.

Celebration of New Year's Eve; created as "filler" holiday between Rizal Day and New Year's Day.