Online Holiday Graphics
Chinny Basinang // 2016 artworks for The Varsitarian
Bonifacio Day
November 30, 2016 is the 153rd birthday of the revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio, one of the founders of the Katipunan movement which sought the country's independence from Spanish colonial rule.
Birth of Mama Mary
September 8, 2016 marks the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of the Savior.
Birthday of Jose Rizal
June 19, 2016, 155th birthday of the Philippine National Hero.
Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thoas Aquinas, an Italian Dominican theologian, was one of the most influential thinkers who combined philosophy with Christian principles.
Manila Day
Manila was founded on June 24, 1571 by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi. June 23, 2016 marks the 445th founding anniversary of the City of Manila.
Feast of Immaculate Conception
On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX issued the papal bull "Ineffabilis Deus," which says that the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the first instance of her conception by Saint Anne, was exempted from original sin by virtue of the merits of her son Jesus Christ. Thus, giving rise to the Immaculate Conception.
Merry Christmas!
2015 Christmas gif
