Phil Kwi Natl Holidays

2010 Kuwait Public Holidays

Note:

• If a holiday falls on a Friday, a day is given in lieu.
• According to Civil Service Commission announcement #45-46/2007 concerning Saturday as weekly holiday instead of Thursday and delaying the official holidays to the next Sunday.
• Islamic holidays are determined according to local sightings of various phases of the moon but, whereas some Muslim countries use information derived from observatories, unaided observations are preferred in Kuwait, which makes exact dates difficult to predict, as the moon may be obscured by cloud, for example. There is also a complicated conversion to be made from the Islamic to the Gregorian calendar. The dates in the Gregorian calendar given above are therefore approximate, and the only way to be sure that a holiday has begun is to hear the gun that is traditionally fired on such occasions, or to hear an announcement on the local radio/television, or to wake up to hear less than usual traffic noise.
• During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during the day and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Many restaurants are closed during the day and there are restrictions on smoking and drinking. According to the Kuwait Law Number 44 of 1968, the penalty of eating in public during Ramadan daytime is a fine of no more than 100 Kuwaiti dinars, or jail for no more than one month, or both penalties, for those seen eating, drinking or smoking during Ramadan daytime. Press release by Kuwait Ministry Of Interior KD 100 fine, one month prison for public eating, drinking Friday Times (Kuwait Times Newspaper). 21 August 2009.
•  Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha may last anything from 2 to 10 days, depending on the region. However, there is generally a difference between the duration of holidays in the public and private sectors, government workers generally enjoying longer breaks.
• Independence or National Days are perhaps the most important day for a country to commemorate as a national holiday. For many nations the date is the country’s day of independence, often in hard fought battles to claim their freedom. Some national holidays commemorate a significant day in the history of the country, or the birth of a national hero who helped establish the day the country’s independence was declared.

 http://www.ameinfo.com/kuwait_public_holidays/

http://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays2009/kuwait.htm

2010/2011 Philippines Public Holidays

Note:

• Easter is a major holiday in the Philippines and travel may be disrupted.
• President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) issued Proclamation 1841 declaring 10 regular public holidays, 4 special non-working public holidays and 1 special public holiday for the year 2010. The proclamation did not specify dates for the 2 Islamic holidays, but does make it clear that these will be observed as national public holidays. Last year, the President declared Friday-Saturday, November 27-28, 2009, as a nationwide non-working public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid Al-Adha (The Feast of Sacrifice). In the past, it was only celebrated as a regional public holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) only for a day. She made the declaration after consulting the embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), represented by Ambassador Muhammad Amin Wali, which may explain the choice of a date based on the Saudi Umm Al-Qura calendar.

http://www.qppstudio.net/public-holidays-news/2009/philippines_002553.htm