Heroes Day

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Heroes Day is a Kenyan national holiday that honors the country’s heroes and heroines who contributed to its struggle for independence and nation-building.

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Heroes Day canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mashujaa Day ⓘ
Mashujaa Day (Swahili) ⓘ
linked to: Mashujaa Day
associatedWith Kenyan independence movement ⓘ
post-independence development of Kenya ⓘ
category Kenyan culture ⓘ
Kenyan politics ⓘ
holidays and observances in Kenya ⓘ
celebratedIn Kenya ⓘ
commemorates Kenya’s nation-building efforts ⓘ
struggle for independence of Kenya ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
honors Kenyan heroes ⓘ
Kenyan heroines ⓘ
freedom fighters ⓘ
nation-builders ⓘ
languageOfName Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
legalStatus public holiday in Kenya ⓘ
nameMeaning Mashujaa means heroes in Swahili ⓘ
observanceLevel nationwide ⓘ
observedOn 20 October ⓘ
partOf Kenyan national holidays ⓘ
publicHolidaysContext one of Kenya’s key national days ⓘ
purpose to honor contributions to Kenya’s development ⓘ
to honor contributions to Kenya’s freedom ⓘ
to inspire patriotism among citizens ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Kenya ⓘ
sectorHonored artists and cultural figures ⓘ
civil society leaders ⓘ
community leaders ⓘ
military heroes ⓘ
political leaders ⓘ
sports personalities ⓘ
theme national unity ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
recognition of national heroes ⓘ
timePeriodHonored post-independence era ⓘ
pre-independence era ⓘ
translation Heroes Day ⓘ
typicalActivities cultural performances ⓘ
military parades ⓘ
national celebrations ⓘ
presidential speeches ⓘ
wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ

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Mashujaa Day → alsoKnownAs → Heroes Day ⓘ
Heroes Day (Kenya) → translation → Heroes Day ⓘ
subject linked to: Heroes Day