MANILA, Philippines - (UPDATED August 29) The Malacañang Palace on Tuesday, August 29, officially announced a proclamation declaring a regular holiday throughout the country for Eidul Adha or "Feast of Sacrifice," which is on Friday, September 1, 2017.
UPDATE: #WalangPasok: September 1, 2017 declared regular holiday for Eid'l Adha
In a report by Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia's Um al-Qura calendar marks Eidul Adha Muslim Festival 2017 on September 1, but the official date is announced by the High Judicial Court (HJC) after the moon sighting.
In the Islamic calendar, Eidul Adha begins on the 10th day of the Dhu al-Hijjah lunar month; the actual date for Eid will be confirmed after moon sighting on Monday, August 21, the 29th day of the previous lunar month.
According to the report, if the moon is seen on August 21, Eidul Adha will be on August 31 (Thursday). However, if the religious authorities failed to spot the moon, the lunar month carries on to 30 days and it will be celebrated on September 1.
(UPDATE 1: Since the moon was not sighted on August 21, the HJC has called for another moon sighting on August 22. It is estimated that the crescent moon will be sighted on the second night and that Eid will subsequently fall on September 1, but that is yet to be confirmed.)
(UPDATE 2: Saudi Arabia'a HJC officially announced the first day of Eidul Adha, which is on Friday, September 1, after the sightings of new moon crescent on Tuesday.)
The Eid al-Adha is Islam's holiest festival celebrated annually around the world and an official holiday in Muslim-majority countries and in the Philippines.
(UPDATE 1: In Europe, Muslim scholars have confirmed date of Eidul Adha, which is on September 1. )
(UPDATE 2: Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Turkey, Oman, Egypt and South Africa already declared Eidul Adha on September 1.)
(UPDATE 3: Proclamation No. 297 declaring Friday, September 1, 2017 officially released by the Palace on Tuesday, August 29.)
Eid al-Adha commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God then intervened, to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead.
As mandated through Republic Act (RA) 9849 signed in 2009, the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah or the twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar, is hereby declared as a national holiday for the observance of Eidul Adha.
According to Proclamation No. 50 for the nationwide holidays for the year 2017, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall inform the Office of the President of the actual date of Eidul Adha on which this holiday shall fall.
If Eidul Adha falls on September 1, it means that Filipinos will have straight three long weekends - August 19 to 21, 2017 (Ninoy Aquino Day weekend), August 26 to 28, 2017 (National Heroes Day weekend) and September 1 to 3, 2017 (Eidul Adha).
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Eid’l Adha, which has been a public holiday since 2002 in the country, is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam - the other being Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan, which was also declared as a regular holiday on June 26.
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| As Eidul Adha 2017 was declared and confirmed by Saudi Supreme Court, President Rodrigo Duterte will announce the proclamation for regular holiday throughout the country. |
In a report by Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia's Um al-Qura calendar marks Eidul Adha Muslim Festival 2017 on September 1, but the official date is announced by the High Judicial Court (HJC) after the moon sighting.
In the Islamic calendar, Eidul Adha begins on the 10th day of the Dhu al-Hijjah lunar month; the actual date for Eid will be confirmed after moon sighting on Monday, August 21, the 29th day of the previous lunar month.
According to the report, if the moon is seen on August 21, Eidul Adha will be on August 31 (Thursday). However, if the religious authorities failed to spot the moon, the lunar month carries on to 30 days and it will be celebrated on September 1.
(UPDATE 1: Since the moon was not sighted on August 21, the HJC has called for another moon sighting on August 22. It is estimated that the crescent moon will be sighted on the second night and that Eid will subsequently fall on September 1, but that is yet to be confirmed.)
(UPDATE 2: Saudi Arabia'a HJC officially announced the first day of Eidul Adha, which is on Friday, September 1, after the sightings of new moon crescent on Tuesday.)
The Eid al-Adha is Islam's holiest festival celebrated annually around the world and an official holiday in Muslim-majority countries and in the Philippines.
(UPDATE 1: In Europe, Muslim scholars have confirmed date of Eidul Adha, which is on September 1. )
(UPDATE 2: Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Turkey, Oman, Egypt and South Africa already declared Eidul Adha on September 1.)
(UPDATE 3: Proclamation No. 297 declaring Friday, September 1, 2017 officially released by the Palace on Tuesday, August 29.)
Eid al-Adha commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God then intervened, to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead.
As mandated through Republic Act (RA) 9849 signed in 2009, the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah or the twelfth month of the Islamic Calendar, is hereby declared as a national holiday for the observance of Eidul Adha.
According to Proclamation No. 50 for the nationwide holidays for the year 2017, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall inform the Office of the President of the actual date of Eidul Adha on which this holiday shall fall.
If Eidul Adha falls on September 1, it means that Filipinos will have straight three long weekends - August 19 to 21, 2017 (Ninoy Aquino Day weekend), August 26 to 28, 2017 (National Heroes Day weekend) and September 1 to 3, 2017 (Eidul Adha).
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Eid’l Adha, which has been a public holiday since 2002 in the country, is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam - the other being Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan, which was also declared as a regular holiday on June 26.
