There's another long weekend coming up as Malacañan Palace has declared October 6, 2014, a Monday, as a regular holiday in the Philippines through Proclamation No. 875 for the celebration of Eidul Adha or Feast of Sacrifice.
Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar and one of the most important holidays in Islam. It starts after the annual pilgrimage to Mecca or Hajj in Saudi Arabia, by Muslims worldwide.
During Eidul Adha, Muslims go to Mosque for prayers, and give thanks to Allah for all the blessings they have received. Those who can afford it , sacrifice a sheep or a goat as a reminder of Ibrahim's obedience to Allah. They share out the meat among family, friends and the poor, who each get a third share.
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During Eidul Adha, Muslims go to Mosque for prayers, and give thanks to Allah for all the blessings they have received. Those who can afford it , sacrifice a sheep or a goat as a reminder of Ibrahim's obedience to Allah. They share out the meat among family, friends and the poor, who each get a third share.
Below is the Proclamation No. 875 declaring October 6, 2014 as a regular holiday.
DECLARING MONDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2014, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN OBSERVANCE OF EIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE)
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday;
WHEREAS, Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam;
WHEREAS, the date of the festival is based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body;
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended that the observance of Eidul Adha be on 6 October 2014;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 6 October 2014, as a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Fourteen.
(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.
Executive Secretary
MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION NO. 875
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday;
WHEREAS, Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam;
WHEREAS, the date of the festival is based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body;
WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended that the observance of Eidul Adha be on 6 October 2014;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 6 October 2014, as a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Fourteen.
(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
By the President:
(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.
Executive Secretary