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The lighting of the Mishumaa Saba, or seven candles.

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Want to celebrate throughout the year with African Burial Ground? Come join us for these free events, celebrated annually, throughout the year!

• Martin Luther King's birthday in January.
• African American History Month: All month long in February.
• Women's History Month: All month long in March.
• National Park Week: Come celebrate in April.
• Pinkster: Come celebrate this special day in May.
• Juneteenth: Come celebrate freedom and commemorate abolition in June.
• Kwanzaa: Celebrate with dancing and festivities in late-December and into January.