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Regional in Gambia
Roots Homecoming Festival in Gambia
Cultural heritage celebration
Quick Facts
Multi-Day Celebration
Celebrated over 7 days in Gambia
7 Days
Holiday Type
Classification in Gambia
Regional
Established
Officially instituted in Gambia
1996
Festival
Celebrated as a cultural festival
🎪 Festival
About Roots Homecoming Festival
Cultural heritage celebration
Biennial festival celebrating African heritage and promoting cultural tourism, inspired by Alex Haley's novel "Roots"
Practical Information in Gambia
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
🏛️ ClosedCalendar Details
Calendar Systems
gregorian
Types of Celebration
cultural
Traditional cultural celebrations
heritage
Traditional heritage celebrations
tourism
Traditional tourism celebrations
On this day in African history
- 1820 US Congress law equates slave trading with piracy punishable by death. · United States
- 1860 Slave ship Clotilda arrives at port of Whydah on West African coast. · Benin
- 1902 Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty signed regarding Nile waters and Sudan-Eritrea borders. · Ethiopia
- 1905 Maraka noble kills slave in Banamba starting symbolic slave exodus. · Mali
- 1916 African American farmhand Jesse Washington is lynched in Waco Texas. · United States
- 1939 ANC deputation meets Minister of Native Affairs to protest land restrictions. · South Africa
Historical Timeline
1996
Instituted in Gambia
🇬🇲Holiday officially established in Gambia
📅 Established2026
Last observed in Gambia
🇬🇲Final celebration recorded in Gambia
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Gambia
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Gambia
Last observed: 2026
Regional Holiday
Date: May 15, 2024