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chinita’daychinita’day :Virgen de Chiquinquirá (Chinita) The people of Maracaibo :Virgen de Chiquinquirá (Chinita) The people of Maracaibo celebrate the Chinita's fair in November with an all-night party. One of the celebrate the Chinita's fair in November with an all-night party. One of the main city avenues, Bella Vista, is closed for several blocks and the city puts main city avenues, Bella Vista, is closed for several blocks and the city puts lights along the whole avenue. The lights stay up for months, until after lights along the whole avenue. The lights stay up for months, until after Christmas. There are stages set up, sponsored by the government and Christmas. There are stages set up, sponsored by the government and businesses around the city. There are firework shows and street vendors, businesses around the city. There are firework shows and street vendors, and hundreds of thousands of people line the streets and celebrate all and hundreds of thousands of people line the streets and celebrate all night. One of the many popular representations of the Virgin Mary in night. One of the many popular representations of the Virgin Mary in Venezuela. The image is most venerated in Venezuela's second city Venezuela. The image is most venerated in Venezuela's second city Maracaibo in the state of Zulia, where it is also called La Chinita. A Maracaibo in the state of Zulia, where it is also called La Chinita. A distinction can be drawn between apparations of Mary and representations distinction can be drawn between apparations of Mary and representations of her such as Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá. Monument outside of her such as Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá. Monument outside the Basilicathe Basilica

July 5, 1811 :July 5, 1811 :In the name of God Almighty, we, the In the name of God Almighty, we, the representatives of the United Provinces of Caracas, Cumana, representatives of the United Provinces of Caracas, Cumana, Barinas, Margarita, Barcelona, Merida and Trujillo, which Barinas, Margarita, Barcelona, Merida and Trujillo, which form the American Confederation of Venezuela in the form the American Confederation of Venezuela in the southern continent, in Congress assembled, and considering southern continent, in Congress assembled, and considering the full and absolute possession of our rights, we recovered the full and absolute possession of our rights, we recovered fairly and lawfully, since 19 April 1810, in consequence of fairly and lawfully, since 19 April 1810, in consequence of the day of Bayonne and the Spanish occupation of the the day of Bayonne and the Spanish occupation of the throne by conquest and succession of a new dynasty formed throne by conquest and succession of a new dynasty formed without our consent, we, before use of the rights that we without our consent, we, before use of the rights that we had deprived the force for more than three centuries, and had deprived the force for more than three centuries, and has restored political order of human events, patenting the has restored political order of human events, patenting the universe the reasons that have emanated from these same universe the reasons that have emanated from these same events and allow the free use we to make our sovereigntyevents and allow the free use we to make our sovereignty

Columbus Day: Every 12 October is celebrated in Spain and Columbus Day: Every 12 October is celebrated in Spain and America, the Columbus Day as a tribute to the significant America, the Columbus Day as a tribute to the significant event in an identical date, but 1492 marked the world event in an identical date, but 1492 marked the world history and geography, to register a new continent among history and geography, to register a new continent among those in the known world.those in the known world.

America, ignored by the Europeans, had its own culture and America, ignored by the Europeans, had its own culture and history, which was cut short suddenly when Rodrigo de history, which was cut short suddenly when Rodrigo de Triana spotted land after seventy-two days of sailing Triana spotted land after seventy-two days of sailing

Flag Day: The March 12 1806 flown for the first time the flag, Flag Day: The March 12 1806 flown for the first time the flag, with some modifications, be adopted by Venezuela. This with some modifications, be adopted by Venezuela. This milestone occurred not in Venezuelan waters, but in the Bay milestone occurred not in Venezuelan waters, but in the Bay of Jacmel, Haiti, through the work of its creator, Francis of Jacmel, Haiti, through the work of its creator, Francis Miranda.El Flag Day is celebrated on 3 August as a national Miranda.El Flag Day is celebrated on 3 August as a national holiday in Venezuela, being oficilizado in 2006 to holiday in Venezuela, being oficilizado in 2006 to commemorate the first raising of the flag proposed by commemorate the first raising of the flag proposed by General Francisco Miranda on Venezuelan soilGeneral Francisco Miranda on Venezuelan soil