WILLEMSTAD--The Schotte Cabinet has declared Monday, October 10, an official holiday.
It is the anniversary of the date the island gained autonomous country status within the Dutch Kingdom and will be called Cura�ao Day from now on. July 2 remains National Flag and Anthem Day, also a holiday.
Historically, July 26 was considered Cura�ao Day in commemoration of when Spanish explorers, the first Europeans, sailed into Ana Bay, but it was no longer being marked as such with the observance of July 2.
Coincidentally, a group organised a religiously-oriented celebration of July 26 as "Dia di Santa Ana" this year for the first time, to honour the island's patron saint.
Now that October 10 is a public holiday there no longer will be Kingdom Day on December 15.
Source: http://www.demo.thedailyherald.com/islands/1-islands-news/20748-october-10-day-off-in-curacao.html
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