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Afro-Colombian Day,〔(Colombian government page (in English) )〕 or Día de la Afrocolombianidad is an annual commemoration of the abolition of slavery in Colombia on May 21, 1851. May 21 is also the day of the first established free town in the America's, Palenque de San Basilio. Afro-Colombian Day was first celebrated in 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Afro-Colombian Festival in Bogota', Colombia Reports, 11 May 2012 )〕 Afro-Colombian Day hopes to show the natives the importance of the Afro population and the effect they have on the history of Colombia. Afro-Colombian Day celebrates the artistic, intellectual, and social contributions of Afro-Colombians in Colombia. During the event the people celebrate through food, music, art, and local folklore.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Afro-Colombian Festival in Bogota', Colombia Reports, 11 May 2012 )〕 "For Rudesindo Castro, coordinator of ethno-education in the Black Community Organization (ORCONE, in its Spanish initials), "this celebration is a way of showing support to the Afro-Colombian community of our country." "The celebration also seeks to incentives the participation of the Afro community, public entities, private companies and the citizenship in general, under the motto of the actual administration, "Bogotá Without Indifference."〔(Colombian government page (in English) )〕 == See also == * Blacks and Whites' Carnival, Colombia * Afro-Colombian International: * Black Awareness Day, Brazil 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「Afro-Colombian Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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