The date of Eid’l Adha within the Philippines for the 12 months 2024 has not but been introduced. In response to Proclamation No. 368, the precise dates for the observance of Eid’l Adha shall be decided based mostly on the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or lunar calendar, in session with Islamic astronomical calculations. The Nationwide Fee on Muslim Filipinos will advocate the precise date to the Workplace of the President on the applicable time. This course of ensures that the vacation is noticed in accordance with Islamic traditions.
What’s Eid al-Adha?
Eid al-Adha also referred to as Feast of the Sacrifice is likely one of the two vital festivals celebrated by Muslims, noticed within the twelfth and closing month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hijjah.
This pageant commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God, which is remembered by means of the observe of Qurbani. Qurbani entails sacrificing an animal, sometimes a sheep, goat, or cow, and distributing a part of the meat to the poor and needy.
Distinct from Eid al-Fitr, which marks the tip of Ramadan with celebrations and gratitude for Allah’s blessings following a month of fasting, Eid al-Adha happens on the tenth day of Dhul Hijjah and is named the pageant of sacrifice. Whereas each Eids are occasions of gathering and celebration, they signify totally different elements of religion and observe in Islam.
When is Eid al-Adha 2024 within the Philippines?
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has recognized the common holidays and particular non-working days for the 12 months 2024.
In Proclamation No. 368 signed by Govt Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on October 11, it said that the Division of Labor and Employment shall implement the rules for the proclamation. “The proclamations declaring nationwide holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been decided in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is feasible or handy,” the Proclamation said.
With this, the Nationwide Fee on Muslim Filipinos is suggested, on the applicable time, to advocate to the Workplace of the President (OP) the precise dates on which Eid’l Fitr and Eid’l Adha holidays will respectively fall.
The official bulletins for the nationwide holidays to watch Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are made as soon as the approximate dates are decided. These dates are set based mostly on the Islamic or lunar calendar, or by means of Islamic astronomical calculations, as deemed possible.
The date for Eid al-Adha 2024 is tentatively set for June seventeenth, though it might range barely on account of international moon sightings. Within the Hijri calendar, the day begins at sundown; subsequently, the night of June sixteenth is predicted to mark the beginning of the pageant.
