{"id":2681,"date":"2022-02-08T17:44:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertiesincostarica.com\/blog\/?p=2681"},"modified":"2022-02-08T17:45:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:45:11","slug":"new-national-holiday-commemorating-afro-culture-in-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertiesincostarica.com\/blog\/new-national-holiday-commemorating-afro-culture-in-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"New national holiday commemorating Afro Culture in Costa Rica!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Afro-culture in Costa Rica has had a gigantic impact in &#8220;ticos&#8221; everyday life and its influence is appreciated in the multi-diverse heritage that it has given the entire Costa Rican population. Ever since the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Caribbean coast back in 1502, Afro-culture has been installed in this beautiful sector of Costa Rica alongside its delicious food , rhythmic dances, striking art, and of course, an ever existent vibrant African culture.<\/p>\n<p>On November 2021 , the new national holiday celebration decreed by law 10,050 declared August 31 the official national holiday and commemoration of the &#8220;Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture&#8221;. This new holiday has been classified as a non-mandatory payment holiday, meaning that employees who work in non-commercial activities and opt to skip work for that day are not entitled to their ordinary daily salary.<\/p>\n<p>With the intention of rescuing the Afro-Costa Rican traditions, the 31 st of august was already considered a day of celebration when the Union of Costa Rican Educators ( Sindicato de Educadores Costarricenses in Spanish) declared in the eighties that these traditions should be celebrated on a yearly basis to help preserve and showcase the overall role of the culture in the development of Costa Rica. The celebration activities nowadays revolve around a Grand Parade de Gala, in which Afro Costa Rican Families and people from all over the Caribbean coast join up and enjoy a delightful time soaking in the region&#8217;s music, dances, cuisine, clothing, concerts, just to name a few. Ultimately, the national holiday is a great step in the way to understand the values that were ingrained in Costa Rica&#8217;s traditions and have been forgotten because we haven&#8217;t seen them first hand, therefore meaning that our job should be to protect them and conserve them.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Costa Rica Tourism Board (Ed.). (2019, August 23). Why do we celebrate afro-costa rican history month? Visit Costa Rica. Retrieved February 3, 2022, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcostarica.com\/en\/costa-rica\/blog\/why-do-we-celebrate-afro-costa-rican-history-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.visitcostarica.com\/en\/costa-rica\/blog\/why-do-we-celebrate-afro-costa-rican-history-month<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afro-culture in Costa Rica has had a gigantic impact in &#8220;ticos&#8221; everyday life and its influence is appreciated in the multi-diverse heritage that it has given the entire Costa Rican population. 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