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On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] Chapter 9 of this code specified a list of ten nationwide regular holidays and two nationwide special days and provided that the President may proclaim any local special day for a particular date, group or place.
This shift from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day can also be seen more recently. For example, the City of Newton, Massachusetts voted to change the name of the holiday in 2020. [19] Since then, Indigenous residents of Newton have banded together to host an annual Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremonial Celebration to commemorate the day. [20 ...
April (no definite date) [60] Mabini, Batangas [60] Itik Festival [60] April (no definite date) [60] Victoria, Laguna [60] celebrates the Itik as chief product of the town Kadahoman Festival [60] Apr 1 to 1 May [60] Lagonoy, Camarines Sur [60] Tugbong Festival: Apr 1 to Apr 25: Pandan, Antique: Panagabuos Festival [60] Apr 1 to Apr 3 [60] Banna ...
Is Indigenous Peoples' Day an official holiday? It depends on where you live, but Columbus Day is still a federal holiday. Approximately 29 states and Washington, D.C. do not celebrate Columbus Day.
At a 1977 United Nations conference in Geneva, Indigenous delegates from around the world resolved “to observe October 12, the day of so-called ‘discovery’ of America, as an International ...
Way back in the 1970s, Indigenous rights activists were flagging the problematic implications of recognizing Columbus Day as a national holiday—ya know, due to the fact that he didn't actually ...
Indigenous Peoples' Day may refer to: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, a United Nations event recognised as a public holiday in various countries observed annually on 9 August; Indigenous Peoples' Day (United States), a day recognizing Indigenous Peoples in the United States, observed annually on the second Monday in October
Indigenous Peoples Day is typically paired with Columbus Day or replaces the federal holiday altogether. Dozens of cities and school systems observe Indigenous Peoples Day as well.