MANILA — Malacañang announced on
Wednesday that June 28
will be a national holiday in
line with the celebration of
Eid’l Adha or the Feast of
Sacrifice.
Proclamation No.
258, dated 13 June 2023
and signed by Executive
Secretary Lucas Bersamin, said Eid’l Adha is
one of the greatest feasts
of Islam being celebrated
by worldwide.
“Following the
1444 Hijrah Islamic Lunar
Calendar, the National
Commission on Muslim
Filipinos has recommended that 28 June 2023,
Wednesday, be declared a
national holiday, in observance of Eid’l Adha,” the
proclamation added.
Republic Act No.
9849 declared the “Tenth
day of Zhul Hijja, the
Twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar, a national
holiday for the observance
of Eidul Adha (Eid’l Adha),
with a movable date.”
Eid’l Adha is the
second of the two main
holidays celebrated by Islam around the world.
In Muslim communities, part of the meat
is consumed by the family that makes the sacrificial offering of an animal,
while the rest of the meat
is distributed to the poor
and the needy. Thus, the
event has been regarded
as a festival of sharing.
Like Eid’l Fitr, it is
distinguished by the communal prayer at daybreak
on its first day. (PND)
