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  2. Public holidays in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Independence Day, 6 August (public holiday). Independence from the British Empire in 1962. [4] National Heroes' Day, Third Monday in October (public holiday). Honors Alexander Bustamante, Nanny of the Maroons, and five other heroes. [5] Christmas Day, 25 December (religious and public holiday) [1] Boxing Day, 26 December (public holiday) [6]

  3. Category:Religious festivals in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Religious festivals in Jamaica" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. Hosay; K.

  4. Category:Public holidays in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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  5. Lists of holidays - Wikipedia

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    In Poland during holidays on 1 and 3 May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka). In Japan, golden-week lasts roughly a full week. Then, in 2007, the law was amended so that if any 2 public holidays occur both on a weekday and are separated by a day, then that intermediate day ...

  6. Hosay - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Although Hosay was traditionally commemorated for Husain and was a Shi'a festival, its celebration in recent times has adopted all types of shades and characters from Sunni Islam and other religions including Hinduism, Christianity, Rastafari, Afro-American religions, and Kejawèn, making the modern event a mixture of different cultures ...

  7. Junkanoo - Wikipedia

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    The festival may have originated several centuries ago when enslaved Africans or their descendants, on the plantations in Jamaica, celebrated holidays granted around Christmastime. This was done with dance, music (drumming), and costumes. The costumes and drumming used in celebration in Jamaica show strong similarities to West African mask dances.

  8. Category:Religion in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Religious festivals in Jamaica (2 P) I. Islam in Jamaica (2 C, 2 P) J. ... Pages in category "Religion in Jamaica" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of ...

  9. Grounation Day - Wikipedia

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    Some 100,000 Rastafari from all over Jamaica descended on Palisadoes Airport in Kingston, [1] having heard that the man whom they considered to be God was coming to visit them. They waited at the airport playing drums and smoking large quantities of marijuana. [1] Today the Rastafari celebrate that Haile Selassie visited Jamaica on April 21. [2]

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