Liberation Day in Nicaragua
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Liberation Day is a national holiday in Nicaragua that is celebrated on July 19th. The holiday marks the day that the Sandinista National Liberation Army, or Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN), defeated the Somoza dictatorship back in 1979.
In 1962, intellectuals, poets, students, workers, and peasants formed the political movement. With the nickname, “Revolution of the Poets,” the movement launched a revolutionary political agenda which included programs like free health care.Liberation Day is celebrated enthusiastically by Nicaragua’s citizens, most of whom personally witnessed FSLN’s rise to power. The day is celebrated with parades, speeches, singing the national anthem, hoisting the national flag, and fireworks.
If your stay at Pacaya Lodge & Spa overlaps with Liberation Day, check out festivities in the neighboring towns of Granada and Masaya to witness the national spirit of the Nicaraguan people.
