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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.
Bonifacio Day is a national holiday in the Philippines, commemorating Andrés Bonifacio, one of the country's national heroes. He was the founder and eventual Supremo of the Katipunan, a secret society that triggered the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against the Spanish Empire. It is celebrated every November 30, the birth anniversary of Bonifacio.
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
In addition to Thanksgiving and Veterans Day, November's calendar of holidays and observances includes several other reasons to celebrate.
November 1 World Vegan Day: November 1 World Basking Shark Day: November 3 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: November 6 National Bison Day: First Saturday in November America Recycles Day: November 15 World Fisheries Day [175] November 21 International Jaguar Day [176] [177] November 29
November’s holidays and observances don’t just end with Thanksgiving and Veterans Day. Check out all of the special days to recognize.
The partial calendar list contains several of the oldest and larger religious and/or cultural festivals in the country. Each town, city, and village has a dedicated fiesta, resulting in thousands held throughout the year; a few are national in character. Some fiestas may contain multiple/conflicting dates and/or place entries.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( July 2022 ) This is a list of occasions, such as holidays and events, named after or commonly referred to by the calendar day on which they fall.