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Garifuna Settlement Day is a public holiday in Belize, celebrated each year on November 19. The holiday was created by Belizean civil rights activist, Thomas Vincent Ramos, in 1941. It was recognized as a public holiday in the southern districts of Belize in 1943, and declared a national holiday in 1977.〔 The holiday celebrates the settlement of the Garifuna people in Belize after being exiled from the Grenadines by the British army.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sanpedrosun.net/old/98-452.html )〕 The major festivities for the holiday occur in the town of Dangriga, including parades, street music, and traditional dancing. ==See also== *Garifuna history *Garifuna people *Dangriga *Punta Gorda 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garifuna Settlement Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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