The President of the Republic of the Philippines, President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared September 25 as a Regular Holiday nationwide in observance of Eid’l Adha which is also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice, which commemorates the willingness and obedience of Abraham to God.
Based upon the Philippine calendar, September 25, 2015 falls on a Friday, meaning Filipinos nationwide will have a long weekend next week.
Pres. Aquino signed on Tuesday Proclamation No. 1128 which noted that Eid’l Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam.
The President of the Philippines stated that the National Commission recommends that the observance of Eid’l Adha in the Philippines be on September 25 based on the Islamic Calendar and the declaration made by Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority.
The Eid’l Adha holiday in the Philippines is a feasts which is celebrated for 4 days to mark the end of Hajj (the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The celebration has distinct spiritual, educational and social significance for Muslims around the world.