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Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama of the northwest part of The Bahamas.In 1955, Wallace Groves, a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama, was granted 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of pineyard with substantial areas of swamp and scrubland by the Bahamian government with a mandate to economically develop the area.
Junkanoo is a festival that was 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 people during the post-emancipation era.
Date English name Remarks January 1: New Year's Day: First day of the Gregorian calendar, celebrated with Junkanoo parades in most islands. [2] New Year's Eve sees many beach parties throughout the Bahamas. [3] January 10: Majority Rule Day: Commemorates the day the Bahamian government gained majority rule for the first time, on this day in 1967.
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Wedding expert and author of "Lucky in Love: Traditions, Customs, and Rituals to Personalize Your Wedding," Eleni N. Gage, recently spoke with The Knot, sharing the luckiest dates to get married ...