Holidays | August Mawnin’ | August 1 | Emancipation Day | A Day of Remembrance

Shalom, Bnei Yisrael! The holiday of August Mawnin' or Emancipation Day is celebrated each year throughout the former colonies of the British West Indies (English-speaking Caribbean) on the 1st of August on the Gregorian calendar. The holiday commemorates the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire as a result of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, effective  August 1, … Continue reading Holidays | August Mawnin’ | August 1 | Emancipation Day | A Day of Remembrance