Suriname - Festivals

Suriname has a truly versatile and diverse ethnicthe festival, the Surinamese have a blast celebrating
culture. The population of Suriname belongs tothem. There are some unique kind of festivals which
different parts of the globe with an eclectic mix ofare totally peculiar to the nation like the
cultures, races and nationality. The Indians form thecommemoration and celebration of the arrival days of
major single group forming a chunk of the populationthe Indians, Chinese and the Javanese.
contributing to around twenty seven percent. TheThe usual festivals like Christmas, New Year, and
next big part of the group is formed by theLabor Day are all celebrated in tandem with the rest
Surinamese Creoles, who are the current generationof the world. In addition, the Surinamese also
of the migrant slaves of West Africa and the Dutch.celebrate Diwali, Phagwa of Holi, Ramzan Eid and the
The Javanese, the Ameri-Indians, the Maroons,Bakr Eid. The national festivals are the Republic Day
Chinese, Boerese, Jews, Brazilians all are a part of thewhich falls on the 25th of November every year and
assorted mix of races in Suriname.the Labor day which is celebrated with the rest of
This fact has led Suriname to celebrate a lot ofthe world on May 1st. There is an additional day of
festivals, some belonging to the religious beliefs ofcelebration marked out for the indigenous people on
Hinduism, some to Christianity, some of the Islamicthe 8th of August every year.
festivals etc. What ever the reason contributing to