Anyone visiting Paramaribo should time their visit with one of the city's numerous festivals. Holi Phagwah is the lively, colorful festival of the Hindu community usually held in March. This is keenly followed by Easter celebrations. Just after Easter, check out the Avond Vierdaagse parade of the city's old and young in traditional dress. July 1 is the Emancipation Day national holiday, or Keti Koti, celebrating the abolition of slavery and the Afro-Surinamese Creole community. The Suriname Jazz Festival is held in October at various venues around town, and Eid ul-Fitr (or bodo ), celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, occurs around this time. Parbo's key event, Surifesta, lasts from mid-December to early January, taking in Christmas and New Year.

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