Upcoming Holiday for Hook N Line Tournament
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By TBNet on Monday, October 10, 2005 - 05:05 pm: Edit Post

This coming weekend is the Hook N Line Tournament in Treasure Beach. But its also a national holiday for Jamaica.

Our questions for you:
What holiday(s) are this weekend.
What are their significance to Jamaica.
Any good stories about past holidays you'd care to share...

We'll hold off on posting your responses for a couple of days to let everyone have a chance to give an answer. (Kinda like ID-It).

Enjoy!
-TBNet

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By barbara on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - 12:45 pm: Edit Post

I think this holiday is National Heroes Day and my mother in law tells me it's to celebrate what your national heroes have done for the country...not sure who they all are but thought Marcus Garvey and Paul Bogle were 2 of them. Hope this is right !! Love from England xx

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By marja on Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 02:22 pm: Edit Post

Yes Barbara that is correct. The names of the other national heroes are George William Gordon,Noman Washington Manley, And Only female was Nanny.

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Minnie on Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 04:37 pm: Edit Post

Marja the ones you mentioned are not the only national heroes. There are seven of them, the other two are Alexander Bustamante who is the only one bestowed with the status of hero while alive. Mention should also be made of Samuel Sharpe who led the Christmas Rebellion of 1831.