November 7, 2011 declared holiday in the Philippines

November 7, 2011 is a holiday in the Philippines! It is going to be a regular holiday throughout the country since "Eidul Adha" or the "Feast of Sacrifice" falls on this day. Eidul Adha is a religious tradition observed by Muslims after the "Hajj," the annual pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.

During the festivals of Eid al-Adha, Muslims generally prepare the finest meals derived from their respective cuisines.

President Noynoy Aquino has signed Proclamation No, 276 which declares November 7, 2011 after the recommendation from National Commission on Muslim Filipinos.
Check out the full text of the proclamation below:

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 276

DECLARING MONDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2011, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN OBSERVANCE OF EIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE)

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday;

WHEREAS, Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam;

WHEREAS, the date of the festival based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body is on 6 November 2011;

WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended that the observance of Eidul Adha be on 7 November 2011 and the Eidul Adha prayer held on 6 November 2011;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Monday, 7 November 2011, as a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eleven.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
By the President

(Sgd.) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.
Executive Secretary