Official Public Holiday
Araw ng mga Santo
Araw ng mga Santo is listed as a public holiday in Philippines. English reference name: All Saints' Day.
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November 1, 2026
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World Calendar Day
World Last Minute Errand Day
A day for the thing remembered at the door, bought before closing, delivered before supper, or rescued just in time.
World Calendar Day
All Saints' Day
The churches fill with families remembering those who have passed. Every Ghanaian Christian lights a candle, says a prayer, and then calls home to make sure the family is doing fine. The cemeteries are visited, the graves are cleaned, and the ancestors are acknowledged.
World Calendar Day
Dia de Todos los Santos
Families visit cemeteries, clean graves, and leave flowers. In Recoleta, the mausoleums are architectural marvels. In small towns, the cemetery is on the edge of the village and the whole community comes. It is quiet, respectful, and deeply personal.
World Calendar Day
Dia de los Santos
The day before is when the real action happens. Colombians visit cemeteries, clean headstones, leave flowers, and have long conversations with relatives who can no longer argue back.
World Calendar Day
Toussaint
The cemeteries fill with families carrying candles and flowers. In Bangui, the cemetery on the hill overlooks the Oubangui, and on this day, every grave has a visitor.
Regional/Cultural Day
Undas
The most important family holiday in the Philippines. Families visit cemeteries to clean graves, paint tombstones, and light candles. The tradition is to bring food, drink, and flowers, and to spend the day (and the night) with the dead. Cemeteries are transformed into villages: families set up tents, bring food, play cards, and even sleep at the graveside. The Undas is not morbid but a celebration of life, and the belief is that the dead return to visit the living for one night. The tradition includes lighting candles at the gate to guide spirits home, and the cemeteries glow with thousands of candles.
Regional/Cultural Day
Philippines Work Shoe Day
A day for the footwear that knows the job better than the person wearing it wants to admit.
Regional/Cultural Day
School Bag Check Day
A day for pencils, forms, snacks, chargers, books, forgotten papers, and the nightly search before morning.
Regional/Cultural Day
Animals of Madagascar Day
You marvel at Madagascar's unique lemurs, fossas, and tenrecs that exist nowhere else on Earth due to the island's isolated evolution. You notice that Malagasy families commonly keep dogs, cats, and zebu cattle as their primary domestic animals. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
Regional/Cultural Day
Products of Kosovo Day
You encounter Peja Winery and Rrushi i Prizrenit as Kosovo's signature producers, representing the country's ancient Balkan winemaking and agricultural traditions. You understand how these labels carry the weight of cultural preservation and economic independence for a young nation reclaiming its heritage.