04/08/2019
Waaa Gwaaan Jamaica...🇯🇲
It’s Emancipation Day In JAMAICA 🇯🇲 August 1,1834 Marked A Special Day For Africans In British Colonies As It Was The Day They Received Freedom From Slavery. In Jamaica,The Emancipation Declaration Was Read From The Steps Of The Old Kings House In Spanish Town, St Catherine, The Country’s Capital At The Time.
Emancipation Day Was Officially Introduced As A Public Holiday In JAMAICA 🇯🇲 In 1893. The First Of August Celebration,However, Were Discontinued In 1962, When Jamaica Gained Independence.It Was Replaced By Independence Day, Then Observed On The First Monday In August. Emancipation Day Was Re-Instituted In 1997 By The Prime Minister PJ Patterson As A National Holiday Celebrated On August 1.
Independence Day Was Also Fixed On August 6.
