Philippines Holidays 2014 Calendar Philippines observe at least 20 national holidays every year. These national holidays are divided into Regular holidays and Nationwide Special Holidays. Aside from the national holidays, the Filipinos also celebrate many local holidays which are applicable only to certain cities, municipalities, or barangays. Some Philippines holidays have a fixed date while some others are observed on different dates every year. The movable date of holidays are mainly caused by different calendar used for calculations. Yet, some holidays such as Good Friday and Easter fall on certain day of a certain week regardless the date. Note also that many Philippines holidays are observed on Monday instead of the holiday date itself. Philippines Holidays 2014 Here is the list of Philippines 2014 holidays: New Year’s Day Araw ng Bagong Taon – New Year 2014 Regular holiday on January 1 First day of the Year Wednesday, 1 January 2014 Chinese New Year Araw ng Bagong Taon ng mga Tsino – Chinese New Year 2014 Regular day / Tentative Friday, 31 January 2014 People Power Day Araw ng People Power School holiday Tuesday, 25 February 2014 The Day of Valor Araw ng Kagitingan Regular holiday on April 9 Tuesday, 9 April 2014 Maundy Thursday Huwebes Santo Regular holiday Thursday before Easter Thursday, 17 April 2014 Good Friday Biyernes Santo – Good Friday 2014 Regular holiday Friday before Easter Friday, 18 April 2014 Holy Saturday Day before Easter Sunday Regular day Saturday Saturday, 19 April 2014 Easter Sunday Linggo ng Pagkabuhay – Easter 2014 Regular day Sunday Sunday, 20 April 2014 Labour Day Araw ng Manggagawa – Labour Day / May Day 2014 Regular holiday May 1 Thursday, 1 May 2014 Philippine Independence Day Araw ng Kasarinlan – Independence Day of Philippines 2014 Regular holiday 12 June Thursday, 12 June 2014 Ninoy Aquino Day Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino Nationwide special holiday August 21 Thursday, 21 August 2014 National Heroes Day Araw ng mga Bayani Regular holiday last Monday of August Monday, 25 August 2014 All Saints Day Araw ng mga Santo – All Saints Day 2014 Nationwide special holiday November 1 Saturday, 1 November 2014 All Souls Day Araw ng mga Patay – All Souls Day 2014 Special non-working holiday November Sunday, 2 November 2014 Bonifacio Day Kaarawan ni Bonifacio Regular holiday November 30 Sunday, 30 November 2014 Christmas Eve Regular holiday December 24 Wednesday, 24 December 2014 Christmas Day Araw ng Pasko – Christmas 2014 Regular holiday December 25 Thursday, 25 December 2014 Rizal Day Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Dr. Jose Rizal Regular holiday December 30 Tuesday, 30 December 2014 Last Day of the Year Bisperas ng Bagong Taon – New Year’s Eve Special nationwide holiday December 31 Wednesday, 31 December 2014 Note: - Easter & Holy Week are major festival holidays in the Philippines and considered busy travel dates. - Many Philippines holidays are celebrated near the end of the year. - December 24 is almost always made into a Philippines holiday (or at least a half-day working day), December 25 is Christmas Day holiday, December 26 (Boxing Day) is usually a special non-working day. - Islamic festival of Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha are celebrated as regional holidays in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao since 2006. 2014 Islamic Holidays Eidul Fitar Wakas ng Ramadan – Eid al Fitr 2014 Regular holiday varies date Wednesday, 30 July 2014 Eidul Adha Araw ng Pag-alay – Eid al Adha 2014 Non-working holiday varies date Sunday, 5 October 2014 Happy Philippines Holidays 2014 !
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:55:13 +0000