Lantern Festival

Traditional festival of lights

Annual festival featuring parades of illuminated lanterns representing various themes and cultural symbols

What this holiday commemorates

• 1951 Milton Margai oversees the merger of political organizations to form the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). · Sierra Leone
• 1961 Sierra Leone gains independence from the British. · Sierra Leone
• 1961 Milton Margai leads Sierra Leone to independence within the Commonwealth and assumes office as the nation's first Prime Minister. · Sierra Leone

On this day in African history

• ? Freedom Day(South Africa) -Commemorates the first post-apartheid elections. · South Africa
• 1960 Togo gains independence from France. · Togo
• 1994 South Africa introduced the new flag. · South Africa

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