Curaçao Day is a public holiday that is observed annually on October 10. On October 10, 2010, the island celebrates its 10th anniversary of becoming a nation inside the Dutch Kingdom. Curaçao, together with sister islands Aruba and Bonaire, is located in the Southern Caribbean Sea. As a result, Curaçao currently administers and manages its internal affairs as an autonomous nation, with the Kingdom managing particular areas such as extradition, defense, and foreign relations. Curaçao is the largest of the six Caribbean Islands that comprise the Caribbean portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Maroons Day
Suriname’s Maroons Day is celebrated on October 10 as a public holiday. This festival honors the Maroon people’s heritage and contributions to Suriname. This day is largely commemorated in the interior villages as well as in Paramaribo, in locations like the Palmentuin, by descendants of the Maroons — the ‘Loweman’ — who dress up in colorful ‘pangi’ to celebrate independence with everyone else in Suriname. Maroons Day frequently conveyed the message of ‘strength through togetherness.’ This topic was chosen by the organizing committee’s new goal (the Foundation ‘October 10, 1760’). The foundation’s goal is to foster cooperation among Suriname’s six Maroon countries.
World Plant-based Burger Day
World Plant-based Burger Day is celebrated every October 10 annually around the world. It is a day to honor all plant-based burgers! The purpose is to motivate and inspire individuals to eat a plant-based diet. Burgers are popular fast-food items in the United States. VeganBurg, the initiator of this day, aims toward the enthusiasm for sustainable burgers by honoring burgers that make everyone happy — including our planet. Furthermore, amid this epidemic, plant-based food has served as a solution to limit the danger of COVID-19 exposure from animal products to human consumption, and a healthier option to feed our people following the enormous closure of slaughterhouses.