31/08/2023
Two important facts about this celebration.
1) The enjoyment of this holiday has been moved to next Sunday, September 3rd.
2) History:
This date was chosen in commemoration of the First International Convention on the Status of Negro Peoples, which concluded on August 31, at Madison Square Garden, in New York on August 31, 1920, and as a result of the discussions at that convention, "The Declaration on the Rights of Negro Peoples" is promulgated.
In the eighties, August 31 was decreed in Costa Rica as the celebration of the "Day of the Negro". This initiative was promoted by the Costa Rican Educators Union (SEC), during the administration of Rodrigo Carazo.
Subsequently, another decree was signed extending the celebration as the "Day of the Negro People and Afro-Costa Rican Culture". Being April 26, 2018, the date on which is published in La Gaceta Digital, Law 9526 that declares August the Historical Month of Afrodescent in Costa Rica.
This celebration, responds to the need to recognize the great contribution of Afro-Costa Rican culture to the country on an equal footing with the other contributions made by other ethnic groups in Costa Rica.
