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Afro-Colombian Day

Colombian holiday

Field	Value
holiday_name	Afro-Colombian Day
image	General_José_Hilario_López.jpg
caption	General José Hilario López was president of Colombia when slavery was abolished in 1851.
official_name	Día de la Afrocolombianidad
date	21 May
scheduling	same day each year
duration	1 day
frequency	annual

Afro-Colombian Day (Día de la Afrocolombianidad) is an annual commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the Republic of Colombia on May 21, 1851. It is also the anniversary of the establishment of the first free town in the Americas, Palenque de San Basilio. Afro-Colombian Day was first celebrated in 2001.

Afro-Colombian Day celebrates the artistic, intellectual, and social contributions of Afro-Colombians in Colombia. During the event the people celebrate through food, music, art, and local folklore.

"For Rudesindo Castro, coordinator of ethno-education in the Black Community Organization (ORCONE, in its Spanish initials), "this celebration is a way of showing support to the Afro-Colombian community of our country." "The celebration also seeks to incentives the participation of the Afro community, public entities, private companies and the citizenship in general, under the motto of the actual administration, "Bogotá Without Indifference."

References

link. (July 27, 2011)
"'Afro-Colombian Festival in Bogota', Colombia Reports, 11 May 2012". Smh.com.au.
"'Afro-Colombian Festival in Bogota', Colombia Reports, 11 May 2012". Smh.com.au.
link. (July 27, 2011)

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