National Heroes Day in Jamaica

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national holiday public holiday

National Heroes Day in Jamaica is a public holiday honoring the nation’s officially designated heroes, including freedom fighter and Baptist deacon Paul Bogle, for their contributions to Jamaica’s history and independence.

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Label Occurrences
National Heroes Day (Jamaica) 3
Heroes Day (Jamaica) 1
National Heroes Day in Jamaica canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs National Heroes Day in Jamaica ⓘ
surface form: Heroes Day (Jamaica)
associatedWith Order of National Hero (posthumous) ⓘ
surface form: Order of National Hero
category Jamaican culture ⓘ
Jamaican public holidays ⓘ
commemorative days in Jamaica ⓘ
celebratedWith award presentations ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ
official ceremonies ⓘ
wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ
commemorates National Hero of Jamaica ⓘ
surface form: Jamaican National Heroes Act designations
country Jamaica ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasSignificance national identity of Jamaica ⓘ
remembrance of anti-colonial struggles ⓘ
remembrance of anti-slavery struggles ⓘ
honors Alexander Bustamante ⓘ
George William Gordon ⓘ
National Hero of Jamaica ⓘ
surface form: Jamaican National Heroes

Jamaican freedom fighters ⓘ
Marcus Garvey ⓘ
Nanny of the Maroons ⓘ
Norman Manley ⓘ
Paul Bogle ⓘ
Samuel Sharpe ⓘ
contributors to Jamaican independence ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
legalStatus paid public holiday ⓘ
linkedTo Jamaican independence movement ⓘ
Jamaican nationalist politics ⓘ
Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ
anti-slavery resistance in Jamaica ⓘ
monthObserved October ⓘ
observedBy Jamaican citizens ⓘ
Government of Jamaica ⓘ
surface form: Jamaican government
observedOn third Monday in October ⓘ
partOf Heritage Week (Jamaica) ⓘ
publicHolidayIn Jamaica ⓘ
purpose to commemorate Jamaica’s national heroes ⓘ
to honor contributions to Jamaican independence ⓘ
to recognize contributions to Jamaica’s history ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ
replaced Columbus Day ⓘ
surface form: Columbus Day (Jamaica)
scope nationwide ⓘ
typeOfObservance secular observance ⓘ

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Paul Bogle → commemoratedBy → National Heroes Day in Jamaica ⓘ
National Heroes Day in Jamaica → alsoKnownAs → National Heroes Day in Jamaica ⓘ
subject surface form: National Heroes Day (Jamaica)
this entity surface form: Heroes Day (Jamaica)
Order of National Hero (posthumous) → commemoratedOn → National Heroes Day in Jamaica ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Heroes Day (Jamaica)
Order of Jamaica → dayOfInvestiture → National Heroes Day in Jamaica ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Heroes Day (Jamaica)
Order of Distinction (Commander class) → typicalAwardDate → National Heroes Day in Jamaica ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Heroes Day (Jamaica)