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Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities. [citation needed] The majority of festivals in the Philippines may have their own peryas (trade fairs with temporary amusement parks).
June. African-American Music Appreciation Month [ 28][ 29] ALS Awareness Month (Canada) Caribbean-American Heritage Month [ 30] LGBT Pride Month. National PTSD Awareness Day [ 31] National Safety Month [ 32] National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June) Devotion to the Sacred Heart.
Ends. Easter Sunday. Frequency. Annual. Holy Week ( Filipino: Mahal na Araw; Spanish: Semana Santa) is a significant religious observance in the Philippines for the Catholic majority, the Iglesia Filipina Independiente or the Philippine Independent Church, and most Protestant groups. One of the few majority Christian countries in Asia ...
Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the eleventh Philippine President. His assassination led to the downfall of the tenth president, dictator, and ...
The festival is celebrated in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines to commemorate the city's patron saint Saint William every first week of February for one whole week. [2]From a simple celebration of the Feast Day of Saint William, it became an extravagant festival that features the culture and heritage of the city with a variety of activities.
Parols and Christmas lights on display at night. The parol is regarded as one of the most iconic and important symbols of the Filipino Christmas season. [1] [2]In the Philippines, Christmas (Filipino: Pasko; [pɐsˈkɔʔ]) [a] is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Christian world.
A working holiday which was first observed in 2020. This holiday aims to promote, protect, and safeguard the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, speech and of the press in the Philippines especially in school campuses. July 27. Iglesia ni Cristo Day.
Kaamulan. Kaamulan Festival is an ethnic cultural festival held annually in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon in the Philippines from the second half of February to March 10, the anniversary date of the foundation of Bukidnon as a province in 1917. It is held to celebrate the culture and tradition of the seven ethnic tribal groups— Bukidnon, Higaonon ...