Vakantie Kalender

Armistice Day, later known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the United States, is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven in the morning—the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918.

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.

Vaderdag (Father’s Day) is een feestdag ter ere van iemands vader, of relevante vaderfiguur, maar ook van vaderschap, vaderlijke banden en de invloed van vaders in de samenleving.

Caricom Day is a public holiday observed annually in Guyana and some parts of the Caribbean on the first Monday of every July.

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.

English: Javanese New Year

Satu Suro is de eerste dag van het Javaanse kalenderjaar in de maand Suro, overeenkomend met de eerste islamitische maand Muharram. Het wordt vooral gevierd op Java, Indonesië en door Javanen die elders wonen.

Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In French, it is formally called the Fête nationale française; legally it is known as le 14 juillet.

Emancipation Day is celebrated on August 1st to commemorate the emancipation of all enslaved people across the British Empire in 1834 (except for territory controlled by the East India Company).

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.