Keti Koti
Keti Koti is held on July 1. Or Emancipation Day in Suriname. This event in the first decade of the month July is annual. 
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The Keti Koti festival marks the date when slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch Antilles in 1863. The day is also known as Manspasi Dei or Prisiri Manspasi, meaning "Emancipation" or "Emancipation Festival" or Kettingsnijden (Dutch: chain cutting). For the 32,911 released people that were kept as slaves in Suriname, an amount of ƒ 9,867,780.00 (In 2020 about ˆ250 million) was paid to the slave keepers. The festival organisation also aims to pressure the Dutch government for reparations and research.
On June 30, 1963, the statue of Kwakoe was unveiled in Paramaribo, Suriname's capital city to commemorate the abolition of slavery.
As of 2009 several cities in the Netherlands hosted various activities, making this day a day of national celebration and remembrance throughout the country.
Revolution Day in Suriname on February 25
Children's Day in Suriname on December 5