Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)

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Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) is a Philippine national holiday commemorating the heroism and sacrifice of Filipino and American soldiers during World War II, particularly in the Fall of Bataan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Philippine national holiday
commemorative day
alsoKnownAs Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan ng mga Bayani

Battle of Bataan
surface form: Bataan Day

Day of Valor
commemorates Bataan Death March victims
Battle of Bataan
surface form: Fall of Bataan

defenders of Bataan and Corregidor
heroism of American soldiers in World War II
heroism of Filipino soldiers in World War II
conflictCommemorated World War II
country Philippines
establishedBy Philippine government legislation
frequency annual
hasCulturalSignificance reminder of wartime atrocities and sacrifices
symbol of Filipino courage and resilience
historicalEventReferenced start of the Bataan Death March
surrender of Bataan on April 9, 1942
languageOfName Filipino
legalStatus regular holiday in the Philippines
locationOfEventsCommemorated Bataan
Corregidor
mainCommemorativeSite Dambana ng Kagitingan
Mount Samat National Shrine
observedBy Armed Forces of the Philippines
Filipino people
surface form: Filipinos

Philippine government
veterans organizations in the Philippines
observedOn April 9
partOf Philippine public holidays
purpose to honor Filipino and American soldiers who fought in Bataan
to promote awareness of World War II history in the Philippines
relatedTo Bataan Death March
Battle of Bataan
surface form: Fall of Bataan

Philippine Veterans Week
World War II in the Philippines
symbol Mount Samat National Shrine
surface form: Mount Samat cross

Philippine flag at half-mast in some ceremonies
theme honoring veterans
national patriotism
remembrance of wartime sacrifice
timePeriodCommemorated 1942 campaigns in the Philippines
Japanese occupation of the Philippines
typicalCeremonies commemorative speeches
flag-raising rites
military parades
wreath-laying ceremonies

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Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor) on Mount Samat significantDate Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
subject surface form: Dambana ng Kagitingan
Mount Samat commemoratedOn Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
this entity surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan
Pilar, Bataan hasCommemoration Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
this entity surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan
Pilar, Bataan hasPublicHolidayObserved Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
Memorial Cross significantEvent Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
this entity surface form: annual Araw ng Kagitingan commemorations
Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) alsoKnownAs Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
subject surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan
this entity surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan ng mga Bayani
Pilar hasCommemorationEvent Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
subject surface form: Pilar, Bataan
this entity surface form: Araw ng Kagitingan