Eid al-Adha concludes the Pilgrimage to Mecca. Eid al-Adha lasts for three days and commemorates Ibrahim's (Abraham) willingness to obey God by sacrificing his son. The same story appears in the Bible and is familiar to Jews and Christians. One key difference is that Muslims believe the son was Ishmael rather than Isaac as told in the Old Testament. Eid Al...

This national non-working holiday is celebrated annually on August 21st. In Filipino, it is known as 'Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino'. The holiday commemorates the assassination of former Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino, Jr. on this day in 1983. His wife was Corazon Aquino, who later became President of the Philippines, and as a couple, they are seen as two...

This regular national holiday is celebrated on the last Monday in August. It is known in the Philippines as 'Araw ng mga Bayani'. It is a day to honour the bravery of all Filipino heroes who struggled for the nation's freedom, including those who vanished into anonymity.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, also called Immaculate Conception Day, celebrates the belief in the sinless lifespan and Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, celebrated on December 8, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary, celebrated on September 8.