Holidays in the Philippines

Holidays in the Philippines

Holidays
Date English Name Local Name Remarks
January 1 New Year's Day Araw ng Bagong Taon
Chinese New Year Araw ng Bagong Taon ng mga Tsino
February 25 People Power Day Edsa Revolution
Maundy Thursday Huwebes Santo Thursday, date varies
Good Friday Biyernes Santo Friday, date varies
Easter Sunday Linggo ng Pagkabuhay Sunday, date varies
April 9 Day of Valor (Bataan Day) Araw ng Kagitingan Bataan Death March
May 1 Labor Day Araw ng Manggagawa
June 12 Independence Day Araw ng Kalayaan Philippine Declaration of Independence
August 21 Ninoy Aquino Day Araw ni Ninoy Benigno Aquino Jr.
National Heroes' Day Araw ng mga Bayani Last Sunday of August, date varies
November 1 All Saints Day Todos los Santos/Undas/Araw ng mga namayapa
End of Ramadan Based on Islamic calendar, date varies
November 30 Bonifacio Day Araw ni Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio
December 25 Christmas Day Araw ng Pasko
December 30 Rizal Day José Rizal
December 31 New Year's Eve Buena Noche
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New Year's Day

New Year's Day, or Araw ng Bagong Taon is celebrated with the family in or outside the house. The year is greeted with a lavish feast, called buena noche, or feast of the good night. Traditionally, Filipinos, Chinese, and Spaniards stay at home, the latter serving parties lavishly, which almost always includes a lechon (suckling roasted pig). However, more and more of the younger generation and the recent immigrants such as Americans have popularized the celebration of the New Year in grand hotels, restaurants, in parks, and in streets. Children crack firecrackers such as watusi or Judas' belt, while adults spend the night recollecting the year, and in many families, involves a Bible reading.

Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year, celebrated by the nation's ethnic Chinese, is also recently declared as a working holiday. It is accompanied by the dragon dancing, giving of ang paos (red packets of money), and eating misua (wheat noodles) by the Chinese community.

People Power Revolution

On February 25, the PPR Day commemorates the People Power 1 (EDSA Revolution) when the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos was toppled. Celebrations are held in EDSA Shrine and in the White Plains Shrine, where the vast majority of the rallies and protests are held.

Holy Week

Holy Week, or Simana Santa in Filipino (from Spanish Semana Santa), is the only week where the whole country shuts down. It starts with Palm Sunday, Linggo ng Palaspas, then continues on until Maunday Thursday, Huwebes Santo, where the whole country shuts down. After Good Friday, Biyernes Santo does the whole country resume operations. The old Catholic belief that Christ is dead during Good Friday is still prevalent among the rural Filipinos, and so, journeys are not continued. They believe that bad spirits rome around, with no Christ no stop them. The Holy Week ends in the Easter Sunday, Linggo ng Pagkabuhay or Araw ng Paskwa, where shopping malls and Catholic Cathedrals held celebrations and easter egg hunts.

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