Dragon Boat Festival Culture/religion: Chinese heritage Date: June 14 The Dragon Boat Festival is a public holiday in China that has a several stories of origination. The most common one today is that the Dragon Boat Festival is a holiday commemorating the death of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. It is said that Qu Yuan drowned himself on the fifth day of the fifth lunar … [Read more...] about Cultural and religious observances – June 14-20, 2021
What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a celebration of the emancipation of those who were enslaved in the United States. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring more than three million slaves living in Confederate states to be free. News of emancipation, however, did not reach Texas until a little more than two years later, on June 19, … [Read more...] about Cultural and religious observances: Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated by many Black Americans commemorating the day the people of Texas were informed of the end of slavery in the United States, thereby freeing an estimated 250,000 enslaved people in the state. The Emancipation Proclamation became official on June 19, 1865, but, according to sources, the slow travel of news, the deliberate withholding of … [Read more...] about Juneteenth: A day of freedom
Saturday, June 15, 2013 Silver Springs Park SOUND PROVIDED BY NEW HOPE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES NOON WELCOME – SPRINGFIELD CITY MANAGER, NAACP AND MSU 12:10 THANK YOU TO SUPPORTERS 12:15 LIVE MUSIC WITH GREG BURRIS AND FRIENDS 12:45 POEM 12:50 SPRINGFIELD YOUTH COMMUNITY CHOIR 1:00 … [Read more...] about 2013 Springfield Juneteenth Celebration
May 6, 2013 Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The City of Springfield-Greene County Park Board, Missouri State University, Division for Diversity & Inclusion and the NAACP invite you to celebrate and share what freedom means to you! If you are interested in contributing via spoken word, singing, … [Read more...] about News Release: Juneteenth