Holiday Calendar

The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It is one of the ecumenical feasts of Christian churches, ranking with the feasts of the Passion and Pentecost.

Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May.

Dutch: Pinkster vakantie

Pentecost is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 50th day after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles.

The first Indian immigrants arrived in Suriname on June 5, 1873.

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Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice is the second and the largest of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam. It honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice one of his sons, either Ishmael or Isaac, as an act of obedience to God’s command.

Father’s Day is a holiday honoring one’s father, or relevant father figure, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.

Sranan Tongo: Keti Koti
Dutch: Dag der vrijheden

Keti Koti means ‘Shackles Broken’. This is the name of the day on which slavery is commemorated and freedom is celebrated every year on July 1 in the Netherlands. About 150 years ago, slavery came to an end in Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles, which were then colonies of the Netherlands.

Satu Suro is the first day of the Javanese calendar year in the month of Suro, corresponding with the first Islamic month of Muharram. It is mainly celebrated in Java, Indonesia, and by Javanese people living elsewhere.

It’s a public holiday coinciding with the U.N.’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The holiday celebrates indigenous people, who are the soul of Suriname, and their identity.