Duterte declares July 31, 2020 a holiday for Eid’l Adha

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared July 31, Friday, a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, his spokesperson Harry Roque said Thursday.

Roque said the holiday declaration was made through Proclamation 985.

During Eid'l Adha, Muslims slaughter sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son on Allah's command.

It is one of the two important holidays in the Muslim calendar, the other being Eid'l Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. — Virgil Lopez/RSJ, GMA News