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LOCAL Wednesday 15 March 2023

National Anthem and Flag day

festivities on March 18 at the Aruba

National Archives

ORANJESTAD - The Aruba National Archives and the dino jump and popcorn. It
Friends of Archives Aruba invite the entire community will be a family festivity.
once more to celebrate the Anthem and Flag day on
March 18, 2023, at the Aruba National Archives. The ADA Foundation is
grateful to the Aruba Na-
The festivities on March 18 will start at 10:00 am and end tional Archives for their
at 6:00 pm. cooperation in organizing
the expo and festivity. They
It is a tradition for the ANA to organize an exhibition on also thank CEDE Aruba,
our national day. This year it is titled Aruban Diaspora: a UNOCA, Setar, and Ban-
shared past and future. The exhibition is in connection co di Caribe for their sup-
with the celebrations to commemorate the 160th anni- port in making this cultural
versary of the abolition of slaves, which the entire King- festivity possible for the
dom of the Netherlands will organize on July 1, 2023. community.q

The intention is to expand the expo "Aruban Diaspora" in
July, with the addition of the Slavery in Aruba section, to
have the expo during this commemorative year. In 2024,
they will expand the expo focusing on the historical ties of
the relations with the Kingdom. The Expo "Aruban Diaspo-
ra" will be held in a Caribbean context and the regional
and global migration to Aruba over time and the Aruba
of today.

They will try to highlight the historical part as much as pos-
sible of the most important developments of Aruba.

In addition to the expo held in the main hall, the festivities
will also happen in the parking lot where they will have
a National Cultural Festivity with entertainment by Rob-
ert Maduro and Azucar and special presentations by the
dance group Grupo di Baile Santa Cruz.

For those seeking local and typical foods, there will be
several tents with sweets, cakes, coconut water, and
more. For the children, they will have a kids' corner with a