June 28 will be a national holiday in line with the Islamic celebration of Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, Malacañang announced on Wednesday.
Proclamation No. 258, dated 13 June 2023 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, said Eid’l Adha is one of the greatest feasts of Islam being celebrated by Muslims worldwide to mark the end of Ramadan.
“Following the 1444 Hijrah Islamic Lunar Calendar, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos has recommended that 28 June 2023, Wednesday, be declared a national holiday, in observance of Eid’l Adha,” the proclamation added.
Republic Act No. 9849 declared the “Tenth day of Zhul Hijja, the Twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar, a national holiday for the observance of Eidul Adha (Eid’l Adha), with a movable date.”
Eid’l Adha is the second of the two main holidays celebrated by Islamic areas around the world.
In Muslim communities, part of the meat prepared for this feast is consumed by the family that makes the sacrificial offering of an animal, while the rest of the meat is distributed to the poor and the needy. Thus, the event has been regarded as a festival of sharing.
Like Eid’l Fitr, it is distinguished by the communal prayer at daybreak on its first day.