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Monday 19 March 2018

National Pride Allover Aruba

ORANJESTAD – There was something going to be on a Sunday this year, all govern-
on in practically every corner on the island mental institutions as well as schools are
yesterday. The locals were celebrating closed today. The National flag of Aruba
their Day of the National Anthem and Flag was adopted on March 18, 1976. The de-
and you must have seen something of it. sign consists of a field of light blue(called
Museums opened their doors, restaurants “Larkspur”), two narrow parallel horizon-
and bars offered special local dishes, mu- tal yellow (“Bunting Yellow”) stripes in the
sic performances vibrated the streets and bottom half, and a four-pointed white-fim-
the Arubans were dressed in their flags briated red (“Union Flag red”) star in the
color. Of course there was also the official canton. Aruba Dushi Tera (Aruba Sweet
protocol ceremony in Plaza Betico Croes. Land) is the national anthem of Aruba. It
is a waltz written by Juan Chabaya Lampe
Aruba Today and Bon Dia Aruba were on and composed by Rufo Wever. The last
the road and took some pictures to show verse was written by Hubert (Lio) Boi. It was
you an impression of this lively, important accepted as the anthem on March 18,
day for the local people of Aruba. As this 1976.
day is a National Holiday, but happened It is written in Papiamento.q