holidays
Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) (Suriname)
Related Wikipedia articles
Ketikoti
Public holiday in Suriname commemorating the abolition of slavery (1 July 1863)
Ketikoti, sometimes spelled as Keti Koti, or officially Dag der Vrijheden, is an annual celebration on 1 July that marks Emancipation Day in Suriname. The day is also known as Manspasi Dei or Prisiri Manspasi, meaning "Emancipation" or "Emancipation Festival", or Kettingsnijden.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Emancipation Day
Holiday to celebrate emancipation of enslaved people
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the West Indies and parts of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Suriname
Country in South America
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. Situated slightly north of the equator, over 90% of its territory is covered by rainforest, the highest proportion of forest cover…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)