Emancipation Day
Location: throughout Bahamas
Starts: Monday 2 August
Ends: Monday 2 August
Ends: Monday 2 August
Commemoration of the emancipation of slaves in 1834, including an early-morning "Junkanoo Rushout" starting at 4am in Fox Hill Village in Nassau, followed by of cook-outs and cultural events such as climbing a greased pole and the plaiting of the Maypole.
