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The first day of Junkanoo street parade, the second day is on the New Year's Day (The Bahamas)
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Junkanoo
Festive season which occurs on Boxing Day and New Year's Day
Junkanoo is a festival that originated during the period of African chattel slavery in British American colonies. It is practiced most notably in The Bahamas, Jamaica and Belize, and historically in North Carolina and Miami, where there are significant settlements of West Indian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
New Year's Day
First day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 1 January
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day is the first day of the calendar year, 1 January. Most solar calendars, such as the Gregorian and Julian calendars, begin the year regularly at or near the northern winter solstice. In contrast, cultures and religions that observe a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Bahamas
Country in North America
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country located within the Lucayan Archipelago. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. It comprises more than 3,000 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)