Ketikoti

Kwakoe statue in Paramaribo, representing a former slave whose chains are cut

Ketikoti (IPA [ˈkɪti ˈkɔti] ), sometimes spelled as Keti Koti (Sranantongo: "the chain is cut" or "the chain is broken"),[1][2] or officially Dag der Vrijheden (Dutch: Day of the Freedoms) is an annual celebration on 1 July that marks Emancipation Day in Suriname. The day is also known as Manspasi Dei or Prisiri Manspasi, meaning "Emancipation" or "Emancipation Festival".[3] or Kettingsnijden (Dutch: chain cutting).

  1. ^ van Stipriaan, Alex (2006). "Between Diaspora TransNationalism and American Globalization A History of AfroSurinamese Emancipation Day". In Gowricharn, Ruben S. (ed.). Caribbean Transnationalism: Migration, Pluralization, and Social Cohesion. Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739113974.
  2. ^ SIL, Languages of Surinam, Sranan-Nederlands Woordenboek
  3. ^ Fat, Paul B. Tjon Sie (2009). Chinese New Migrants in Suriname: The Inevitability of Ethnic Performing. Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 9789056295981.

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