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Independence Day (Philippines) Independence Day[ 1] ( Filipino: Araw ng Kasarinlán; also known as Araw ng Kalayaan, "Day of Freedom") is a national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, [ 2] commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898. [ 2] Since 1978, it has been the country's National Day .
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. 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.
A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
The 2024 Philippine Independence Day Parade in New York City will take place on June 2, 2024 at Madison Avenue, following the tradition of the celebration being on the first Sunday of June. There was no parade in 2020 and 2021 as it went on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Weekly observances in June 2024. June 1 to 7: National CPR and AED Awareness Week, Stepparents’ Week. June 1 to 9: National Fishing and Boating Week. June 2 to 8: National Garden Week, National ...
On August 4, 1964, Republic Act No. 4166 renamed July 4 holiday as "Philippine Republic Day", proclaimed June 12 as "Philippine Independence Day", and enjoined all citizens of the Philippines to observe the latter with befitting rites.
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 ...
June 3. Corpus Christi is a moveable feast, celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, [ 11] 60 days after Easter, or, in countries where it is not a holy day of obligation, on the following Sunday. [ 57] The earliest possible Thursday celebration falls on May 21 (as in 1818 and 2285), the latest on June 24 (as in 1943 and 2038).