INDEPENDANCE DAY

On February 22nd, the island of Saint Lucia celebrates its independence, and this from 1979. A major military parade in the capital takes place and each year, a different venue is chosen for the traditional festivities with local exhibitions, dance, music and authentic 'Looshan" cuisine competition. The leading figures and foreign guests are presents to make a speech and award outstanding Saint Lucian in different fields such as sports or literature. It is also the time for miss independence pageant and national flags can be seen hanging on vehicles all along the month of February to show patriotism.