| Celebration Season Opens, Officially |
| Mon, September 1, 2014 |
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| And though it is not a celebration, per se, the lionman event is part of the September Calendar. The official launch of the Celebrations Season took place on Sunday at the official opening ceremony. It is usually held on Saint Georges Caye but due to bad weather it was held this year at the House of Culture.
Here's what the Co-Chair of the National Celebration's Commission told the gathering:
Diane Haylock - Co-Chairperson, September Celebrations Committee
"On behalf of the government of Belize and as co-chair of the national celebration commission I extend to you a warm welcome to the launch of this year's national 2014 September Celebrations. Today marks the start of a month of patriotic events being held under the theme "Industrious Hands, Intelligent Minds, Together for Belize." This year's theme composed by Ms. Denise Bowman and I like at this moment to see if Denise is here. Yes please give her a hand. Ms. Bowman in her theme captures the spirit of growing nation united, developing and embracing its worth in the evolution of many young democracies in the world to date. For this year's festivities, the national celebrations commission has put together what we consider a remarkable series of activities over the ensuing weeks. This calendar of activities will only excite your imagination, but will also inspire a spirit of togetherness and renewed appreciation of our jewel Belize."
This year marks the 216th anniversary of the Battle of Saint George's Caye Day, and the 33rd anniversary of Independence.
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