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September 19 – Eid al-Fitr; November 1 – All Saints Day; November 30 – Bonifacio Day; December 25 – Christmas Day; December 30 – Rizal Day; December 31 – Last Day of the Year; In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued several Eid postage stamps, across several years—starting in 2001—honoring "two of the most important festivals in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha." Eid stamps were released in 2001–2002, 2006–2009, 2011, and 2013. They are also being issued as Forever Stamps.
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.
Each year the Islamic Lunar calendar is typically shorter than the Solar calendar by 10-12 days and usually Eid and Ramadan rotate and are celebrated in different seasons of the year.
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The holiday starts once the crescent moon signifying the start of the month of Shawwal in the Islamic Hijri calendar is spotted. When is Eid al-Fitr 2024? Eid al-Fitr is expected to fall on or ...
Both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha follow a period of 10 holy days or nights: the last 10 nights of Ramadan for Eid al-Fitr, and the first 10 days of Dhu al-Hijjah for Eid al-Adha. The Night of Power (Arabic: لیلة القدر, romanized: Laylat al-Qadr), one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan, is the holiest night of the year.
Eid al-Adha begins on June 16, 2024, and ends on June 17, 2024. When Does Ramadan End in 2024? According to Muslim Aid , in 2024, Ramadan runs from the evening of Monday, March 11 through the ...