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'''Garifuna Settlement Day''' is a [[public holiday]] in [[Belize]], celebrated each year on |
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|date = 19 November |
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|scheduling = same day each year |
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⚫ | '''Garifuna Settlement Day''' is a [[public holiday]] in [[Belize]], celebrated each year on November 19.{{efn|name=chapter289|Chapter 289 of the laws of Belize states that if the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed as the bank and public holiday.}} The holiday was created by Belizean [[civil rights]] activist [[Thomas Vincent Ramos]] in 1941.<ref name="Avila">{{cite book|last=Avila|first=Tomas Alberto|title=Garifuna World|year=2008|publisher=Milenio Associates|isbn=978-1928810025|pages=362, 423, 426|author2=Jose Francisco Avila}}</ref> It was recognized as a public holiday in the southern districts of Belize in 1943, and declared a national holiday in 1977.<ref name="Avila"/> The holiday celebrates the settlement of the [[Garifuna people]] in Belize after being deported from the [[Grenadines]] by the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Garifuna Settlement Day Celebrated|url=http://www.sanpedrosun.net/old/98-452.html|work=San Pedro Sun|accessdate=19 November 2012}}</ref> The major festivities for the holiday occur in the town of [[Dangriga]], including parades, street music, and traditional dancing.<ref>{{cite book|last=Greenspan|first=Eliot|title=Frommer's Belize|year=2011|publisher=Wiley Publishing|location=Hoboken, N.J.|isbn=978-0470887707|pages=36–37|edition=4th}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Garifuna people#History|Garifuna history]] |
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*[[Belizean people#Garinagu|Garifuna people]] |
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*[[Dangriga]] |
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*[[Punta Gorda, Belize|Punta Gorda]] |
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== Garifuna settlement == |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.garifunaheritagefoundation.org Garifuna Heritage Foundation] |
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*[http://www.bbc.com/travel/slideshow/20121106-garifuna-life-in-belize Garífuna life in Belize] from the [[BBC News]] |
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*[http://mybelize.net/people-culture/the-garinagu/garifuna-settlement-day/ What about Garifuna Settlement Day?] on [http://mybelize.net/ mybelize.net] |
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*[http://globalsherpa.org/garifunas-garifuna/ Garifunas] |
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*[https://publicholidays.bz/garifuna-settlement-day/ Garifuna Settlement Day 2020, 2021 and 2022] |
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[[Category:Garifuna]] |
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[[Category:Public holidays in Belize]] |
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[[Category:November observances]] |
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Garifuna Settlement Day | |
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Observed by | Belize |
Date | 19 November |
Next time | 19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) |
Frequency | annual |
Garifuna Settlement Day is a public holidayinBelize, celebrated each year on November 19.[a] The holiday was created by Belizean civil rights activist Thomas Vincent Ramos in 1941.[1] It was recognized as a public holiday in the southern districts of Belize in 1943, and declared a national holiday in 1977.[1] The holiday celebrates the settlement of the Garifuna people in Belize after being deported from the Grenadines by the British.[2] The major festivities for the holiday occur in the town of Dangriga, including parades, street music, and traditional dancing.[3]
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