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Araw ng Kamatayan ni Dr. Jose Rizal is listed as a public holiday in Philippines. English reference name: Rizal Day.
A day for the first greeting, the open door, and the small courtesies that make streets, villages, apartments, and shops feel human.
The anniversary of the 1896 execution of Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines. Rizal was a novelist, poet, doctor, and revolutionary who was executed by firing squad at Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park) at the age of 35. His novels, Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, exposed the abuses of the Spanish colonial government and inspired the Philippine Revolution. The day is observed with ceremonies at Rizal Park in Manila, and the reminder that Rizal's execution was the catalyst for the revolution.
A day for the proof of purchase nobody can find until the warranty is over.
A day for umbrellas, towels by the door, backup shoes, covered stalls, and the local wisdom of wet weather.
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