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Lee An­na Ma­haraj

In T&T, the month of Au­gust stands out as an es­pe­cial­ly sig­nif­i­cant one.From the free­dom cel­e­brat­ed on African Eman­ci­pa­tion Day to the vi­brant rhythms and pride of Steel­pan Day and fi­nal­ly to the pa­tri­ot­ic cul­mi­na­tion of In­de­pen­dence Day, Au­gust is a time when na­tion­al iden­ti­ty takes cen­tre stage.

Pa­tri­ot­ic or not, every­one comes to­geth­er to recog­nise the day, both young and the not so young.