Palace declares July 9 a regular holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Hundreds of Filipino Muslims join the morning prayer outside the Golden Mosque in Globo de Oro in Manila in celebration of Eid’l Fitr on May 14, 2021. Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News/File " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/02/20210513-eidl-fitr-mecq-quiapo-mosque-mh27.jpg"/><figcaption>Hundreds of Filipino Muslims join the morning prayer outside the Golden Mosque in Globo de Oro in Manila in celebration of Eid’l Fitr on May 14, 2021. Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News/File</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The Marcos administration has declared July 9 a regular holiday in observance of Eid&#x27;l Adha, one of the two major Muslim holidays.The declaration was made through Proclamation No. 2, signed by Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez on July 6, 2022.&quot;Eid&#x27;l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam,&quot; the proclamation read.&quot;The observation of Eid&#x27;l Adha shall be subjected to the public health measures of the national government,&quot; it said.The dates were chosen based on the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos following the Islamic Lunar Calendar.The Muslim festival is traditionally celebrated with a pilgrimage to Islam&#x27;s holiest city Mecca, by doing acts of charity, and by having a feast. Eid&#x27;l Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, is the other great feast of Islam. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/30/22/eidl-adha-to-be-observed-on-july-9">Eid&#x27;l Adha to be observed on July 9</a></li></ul>

The Marcos administration has declared July 9 a regular holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha, one of the two major Muslim holidays.

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Palace declares July 9 a regular holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha

Palace declares July 9 a regular holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Jul 06, 2022 02:02 PM PHT

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