Labour Day
When is Labour Day celebrated?
This public holiday is celebrated on June 19th every year.
The first East Indians arrived in Trinidad on this date.
What is May 30, 1845?
This popular Trinidadian food made with curry is an East Indian contribution.
What is roti?
What is emancipate?
This word means "to set free."
Father's Day is celebrated on this Sunday in June.
What is the third Sunday in June?
This labour leader organised workers during the Butler Oilfield Riots of 1937.
Who is Tubal Uriah "Buzz" Butler?
This ship brought the first East Indians to Trinidad.
What is the Fatel Razack?
Name one traditional Indian musical instrument used in Trinidad and Tobago.
What is the tabla, dholak, harmonium, or majeera?
African Emancipation Day is celebrated on this date each year.
What is August 1st?
This woman first suggested celebrating Father's Day.
Who is Sonora Smart Dodd?
Workers demanded these two improvements to make their jobs fairer and safer.
What are better wages and safer working conditions?
East Indians came to Trinidad as these workers, who signed contracts for a fixed number of years.
What are indentured labourers?
These two major religions were brought by East Indians and are still widely practised today.
What are Hinduism and Islam?
Although slavery ended in 1834, many people gained full freedom in this year.
What is 1838?
She wanted to honour her father because he did this after his wife died.
What is raise six children on his own?
This highway in Trinidad and Tobago is named after an important labour leader.
What is the Uriah Butler Highway?
Plantation owners needed workers after this system ended in 1834.
What is slavery?
What are place names given to us by the East Indians?
Barrackpore, Fyzabad, and Calcutta are examples of these.
Before 1985, August 1st was known by this name in Trinidad and Tobago.
What was Discovery Day?
What is Father in another language?
"Padre," "Père," and "Otōsan" all mean this word.
This town hosts rallies and parades on Labour Day.
What is Fyzabad?
The journey from India to Trinidad took about this long.
What is about six months?
Besides farming, East Indians also worked as these skilled workers. Name any two.
What are jewellers, potters, tailors, basket makers, or makers of coconut oil (telis)?
Name two values that Emancipation Day teaches us.
What are freedom, equality, justice, respect, or human rights?
Besides fathers, name two other father figures who may be honoured on Father's Day.
Who are grandfathers, stepfathers, uncles, or other caregivers?