Sunday, December 30, 2012

OFW Vacation: 2013 Kuwait and Philippines' Public Holidays

memorable moments on a very limited and well-planned time...

OFW episode 1: Taiwan 2005
OFW episode 2: Saudi Arabia 2011
OFW episode 3: Kuwait 2012 

A holiday in many parts of the world is a synonym for a vacation or a specific trip for the purpose of recreation or tourism, but in the United States of America, it is considered to be a day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observance is warranted. It is generally an official (more common) or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations or festivities.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday

 “Every person needs to take one day away.  A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.  Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence.  Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.  Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.” ― Maya Angelou

Kuwait (orange) and Philippines (blue) 2013 calendar for public holidays


El Nido, Palawan (Aug. 2012)


Temple of Jupiter, Lebanon (Jun. 2012)

KUWAIT 2013 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Tue 1/Jan/2013 New Year’s Day


Thu 24/Jan/2013 Mawlid al-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad Birthday)

(Date might vary according to Lunar Calendar)

Mon 25/Feb/2013 National Day

Tue 26/Feb/2013 Liberation Day

Tue 4/Jun/2013 Lailat al-Mi’raj (Ascension Night of the Prophet Muhammad)
(Date might vary according to Lunar Calendar)


Wed 7/Aug/2013 Eid ul-Fitr (Feast of Fast Breaking ending Ramadan)
Thu 8/Aug/2013

(Date might vary according to Lunar Calendar)

Mon 14/Oct/2013 Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)

Tue 15/Oct/2013
Wed 16/Oct/2013 (Banks & Gov)
Thu 17/Oct/2013 (Banks & Gov)

(Date might vary according to Lunar Calendar)

Mon 4/Nov/2013 Hejiri New Year (Islamic New Year)

(Date might vary according to Lunar Calendar)

Egaila beach, Kuwait (Jun. 2012)

Desert camp, Kuwait (Feb. 2012)

Cairo, Egypt (Oct. 2012)

PHILIPPINE 2013 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS


Proclamation No. 459, s. 2012
DECLARING THE REGULAR HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAYS, AND SPECIAL HOLIDAY (FOR ALL SCHOOLS) FOR THE YEAR 2013

The following regular holidays and special days for the year 2013 shall be observed in the country:

Regular Holidays 
January 1 (Tuesday) New Year’s Day
March 28 Maundy Thursday
March 29 Good Friday
April 9 (Tuesday) Araw ng Kagitingan 
May 1 (Wednesday) Labor Day
June 12 (Wednesday) Independence Day
August 26 (Last Monday of August) National Heroes Day
November 30 (Saturday) Bonifacio Day
December 25 (Wednesday) Christmas Day
December 30 (Monday) Rizal Day


Special (Non-Working) Days 

March 30 Black Saturday
August 21 (Wednesday) Ninoy Aquino Day
November 1 (Friday) All Saints Day


Additional special (non-working) days

November 2 (Saturday)
December 24 (Tuesday)
December 31 (Tuesday)


Special Holiday (for all schools)

February 25 (Monday) EDSA Revolution Anniversary  

Davao Oriental, Philippines (Aug. 2012)

Liwliwa beach, Zambales (Aug. 2012)




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