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Traditionally, until 2019 and since 2025, it marked the start of the school year and formerly the university academic year (until the move to August in 2015-17). The holiday marked the end of the school year for students of basic academic institutions from 2020 to 2024 and today serves as the end of the university and college academic year.
It is celebrated as a public holiday in the country on December 25, concurrent with other countries. As one of the two predominantly Catholic countries in Asia (the other one being East Timor), the Philippines celebrates the world's longest Christmas season (Filipino: Kapaskuhan), [1] [3] spanning what it refers to as the "ber months".
Previously declared as special non-working holidays, the All Souls' Day , Christmas Eve (December 24) and the last day of the year (December 31), had been declared as "special (working) days" since 2021, in an effort for economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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She would sign into law Republic Act 9492 the Holiday Economics Law on July 24, 2007 [3] which allows the observance of otherwise fixed public holidays except for New Year's Day on January 1, All Saint's Day on November 1, Christmas Day on December 25, and the last day of the year, December 31 to the nearest Monday.
The Christmas season [3] or the festive season, [4] also known as the holiday season or the holidays, is an annual period generally spanning from November or December to early January. Incorporating Christmas Day and New Year's Day , the various celebrations during this time create a peak season for the retail sector (Christmas/holiday ...
The rite is customarily performed in the early hours of Easter before the first Mass. In some parishes, the rite is held earlier at midnight immediately after the long Easter Vigil proper, retaining the same format. In Batangas province, the Salubong is locally known as Pagdagit. In Ibaan, it is held at sunrise after the first Mass of Easter ...
December 11. Handmade Holiday Market: Presented by Art-n-Soul Makers Market, an artisan and food pop-up market in several locations around the Triangle.There will be three markets this holiday ...