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Pages in category "December 2024 events in the Philippines" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Giant Lantern Festival (Kapampangan: Ligligan Parul) is an annual festival held in mid-December in the City of San Fernando in the Philippines. The festival features a competition of giant parol lanterns. Because of the popularity of the festival, the city has been nicknamed the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines".
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities.
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".
Kwanzaa (December 26-January 1) Related: Keep the Christmas Spirit Alive with Charity, Goodwill, and 50 Happy Boxing Day Wishes. December's Daily List of Holidays and Observances December 1 ...
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December 29, 2023 at 4:26 AM ... Here is a list of the specials dates in 2024. Federal Holidays. New Year's Day: Monday, Jan. 1. ... Other fun holidays and special days. Groundhog Day: Friday, Feb. 2.
December 18 – Indonesia–Philippines relations: Mary Jane Veloso, who has been on death row in Indonesia after being convicted for drug trafficking in 2010, returns to the country after President Marcos announces on November 20 that the governments of the Philippines and of Indonesia reach a deal for her repatriation.