Bermuda Cupmatch 2022 | Vlog 15

Cup Match Cricket Festival celebrates Emancipation Day & Mary Prince Day, and is one of most energized, exciting, and significant holiday weekends for the island of Bermuda.
The first day of Cup Match takes place on Emancipation Day, recognizing one of the most monumental events in Bermuda’s history: the abolition of slavery in Bermuda on August 1, 1834.
Following the abolition of slavery, formerly enslaved Bermudians observed this sacred anniversary by holding a coordinated labour strike every August through the 1940s. The holiday was commemorated by spending time with family and friends. Each year, celebrations and traditions grew with people gathering for picnicking, drinking, eating and games. Cricket eventually became a cornerstone of the holiday and the rivalry between St. George’s and Somerset was born.
In the 1940s, Cup Match was officially declared a national holiday by government and continues to be celebrated with pride today.
Emancipation Day is followed by a second public holiday, Mary Prince Day. Mary Prince is a celebrated Abolitionist and National Hero. Her story, "The History of Mary Prince," was the first biographical account of an enslaved woman published in the U.K. and was instrumental in dismantling slavery in the U.K. and its overseas territories, including Bermuda and the Caribbean.
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