Palace declares July 20 a regular holiday for Eid'l Adha

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/07/15/20200731-eid-quiapo-jc-4621.jpg' ><figcaption>Muslims celebrate Eid'l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila. Muslims celebrated one of the most important days in the Muslim calendar despite the difficulty posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</figcaption></figure></div><p> </p><p>MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Tuesday, July 20, a regular holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha or the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, according to a document that Malacañang released on Thursday. </p><p>Eid'l Adha, "one of the two great feasts of Islam", will be a regular holiday throughout the country, subject to existing community quarantine and social distancing measures, he said. </p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>President Duterte declares Tuesday, July 20, 2021 a regular holiday for Eid'l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice <a href='https://t.co/XL90j8NbYN'>pic.twitter.com/XL90j8NbYN</a></p>— Jamaine Punzalan (@jmnpunzalan) <a href='https://twitter.com/jmnpunzalan/status/1415600341400252417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>July 15, 2021</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><p>The Muslim festival is traditionally celebrated with a pilgrimage to Islam's holiest city Mecca, by doing acts of charity, and by having a feast.<br/> <br/>Eid'l Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, is the other great feast of Islam. <br/> <br/>The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos estimates that Muslims make up around 10 percent of the Philippines' 100-million population.<br/> <br/><strong> FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1727756' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p><br/> </p>

<blockquote class='twitter-tweet'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>President Duterte declares Tuesday, July 20, 2021 a regular holiday for Eid'l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice <a href='https://t.co/XL90j8NbYN'>pic.twitter.com/XL90j8NbYN</a></p>— Jamaine Punzalan (@jmnpunzalan) <a href='https://twitter.com/jmnpunzalan/status/1415600341400252417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>July 15, 2021</a></blockquote><p><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script></p><p>The Muslim festival is traditionally celebrated with a pilgrimage to Islam's holiest city Mecca, by doing acts of charity, and by having a feast.<br> <br>Eid'l Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, is the other great feast of Islam. <br> <br>The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos estimates that Muslims make up around 10 percent of the Philippines' 100-million population.<br> <br><strong> FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1727756' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p><br> </p>

<p>MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Tuesday, July 20, a regular holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha or the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, according to a document that Malacañang released on Thursday. </p><p>Eid'l Adha, "one of the two great feasts of Islam", will be a regular holiday throughout the country, subject to existing community quarantine and social distancing measures, he said. </p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/07/15/20200731-eid-quiapo-jc-4621.jpg' ><figcaption>Muslims celebrate Eid'l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila. Muslims celebrated one of the most important days in the Muslim calendar despite the difficulty posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</figcaption></figure></div><p> </p>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Tuesday, July 20, a regular holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha or the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, according to a document that Malacañang released on Thursday.</p>

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Tuesday, July 20, a regular holiday in observance of Eid'l Adha or the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, according to a document that Malacañang released on Thursday.

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Palace declares July 20 a regular holiday for Eid'l Adha

Palace declares July 20 a regular holiday for Eid'l Adha