Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day
Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day is held on August 31. Celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962. This event in the third decade of the month August is annual.
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Today, Independence Day is celebrated with military-style parade through the streets of Port-of-Spain. Cheering spectators gather in the national colours to see the parade creating a carnival-like atmosphere.
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