Rizal Day

noun

Ri·​zal Day

rə̇ˈzäl-,

rēˈsäl-

: December 30, observed as a legal holiday in the Philippines in commemoration of the death of the Filipino patriot José Rizal in 1896

Word History

Etymology

after José Rizal †1896 Philippine patriot

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