| Suriname has a truly versatile and diverse ethnic | | | | the festival, the Surinamese have a blast celebrating |
| culture. The population of Suriname belongs to | | | | them. There are some unique kind of festivals which |
| different parts of the globe with an eclectic mix of | | | | are totally peculiar to the nation like the |
| cultures, races and nationality. The Indians form the | | | | commemoration and celebration of the arrival days of |
| major single group forming a chunk of the population | | | | the Indians, Chinese and the Javanese. |
| contributing to around twenty seven percent. The | | | | The usual festivals like Christmas, New Year, and |
| next big part of the group is formed by the | | | | Labor Day are all celebrated in tandem with the rest |
| Surinamese Creoles, who are the current generation | | | | of 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 the | | | | which 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 of | | | | the world on May 1st. There is an additional day of |
| festivals, some belonging to the religious beliefs of | | | | celebration marked out for the indigenous people on |
| Hinduism, some to Christianity, some of the Islamic | | | | the 8th of August every year. |
| festivals etc. What ever the reason contributing to | | | | |