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August in the Eastern Orthodox calendar (1 C, 31 P) Pages in category "August observances" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 222 total.
There are more than 42,000 known major and minor festivals in the Philippines, the majority of which are in the barangay (village) level. Due to the thousands of town, city, provincial, national, and village fiestas in the country, the Philippines has traditionally been known as the Capital of the World's Festivities.
Get a full list of August 2024 holidays and observances, like National Sisters Day, International Allyship Day, National Lemon Meringue Pie Day, and more.
In 1963, by recommendation of historian Teodoro Agoncillo, the date was changed to August 23, and the location was changed to Pugad Lawin in Caloocan (now in modern-day Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City). [5] Due to the disputed date, and with the consensus that the cry occurred in late August, the holiday was then set for the last week of August. [4]
National Watermelon Day. August 4. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. National White Wine Day. August 5. International Beer Day. National Oyster Day. National Water Balloon Day. August 6 ...
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A working holiday which was first observed in 2018. This holiday aims to promote technical and vocational education and training in the Philippines. August 30 National Press Freedom Day: Pambansang Araw ng Kalayaan sa Pamamahayag: Fixed A working holiday which will be first observed in 2022.
National Heroes' Day (Filipino: Araw ng mga Bayani) is a national public holiday in the Philippines observed every last Monday in August [17] to mark the anniversary of the Cry of Pugad Lawin, the beginning of the Philippine Revolution by the Katipunan and its Supremo Andrés Bonifacio in 1896. [18]