Editing Suriname (section)

== Culture ==
{{main|Culture of Suriname}}
{{see also|Music of Suriname}}
[[File:Bigi spikri, Suriname, 2018 - 1.png|thumb|[[Ketikoti]] celebrations in [[Paramaribo]]]]
[[File:Drakendans, Suriname, Chinees Nieuwjaar, 2019 - 2.PNG|thumb|[[Lion dance]] at [[Chinese New Year]] celebrations in Suriname]]
[[File:Moengo Festival of Theatre & Dance, 2017 - 3.png|thumb|Moengo Festival Theatre and Dance in 2017]]
Owing to the country's multicultural heritage, Suriname celebrates a variety of distinct ethnic and religious festivals.

===National holidays===
* 1 January – [[New Year's Day]]
* January/February – [[Chinese New Year]]
* March (varies) – [[Holi|Phagwah]]
* March/April – [[Good Friday]]
* March/April – [[Easter]]
* March/April – [[Easter Monday]] 
* 1 May – [[Labour Day]]
* 1 July – [[Keti Koti]] ([[Emancipation Day]] – end of slavery)
* 9 August – [[International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples|Indigenous People's Day]]
* 10 October – [[Maroons|Day of the Maroons]]
* October/November – [[Diwali]]
* 25 November – [[Independence Day]]
* 25 December – [[Christmas]]
* 26 December – [[Boxing Day]]
* varies – [[Eid-ul-adha]]
* varies – [[Eid-ul-Fitr]]
* varies – [[Satu Suro]]/[[Islamic New Year]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://brussels.embassy.gov.sr/about-suriname/national-holidays/| title=National Holidays – the Embassy of the Republic of Suriname in Belgium| access-date=8 April 2023| archive-date=8 April 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408084808/http://brussels.embassy.gov.sr/about-suriname/national-holidays/| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sr.usembassy.gov/holiday-calendar/|title=Holiday Calendar|publisher=U.S. Embassy in Suriname|access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref>

There are several [[Hindu]] and [[Islamic]] national holidays like [[Diwali]], [[Phagwa]], and [[Eid-ul-adha]]. These holidays do not have fixed dates on the [[Gregorian calendar]], as they are based on the [[Hindu calendar|Hindu]] and [[Islamic calendar]]s, respectively. As of 2020, Eid-ul-adha is a national holiday, and equal to a Sunday.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/07/25/eid-ul-adha-vrije-dag/|title=Eid-ul-Adha vrije dag|website=De Ware Tijd|access-date=25 July 2020|language=nl|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725081932/http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/07/25/eid-ul-adha-vrije-dag/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There are several holidays which are unique to Suriname. These include the [[Prawas Din]] ([[Indian Arrival Day|Indian]]), Javanese, and Chinese arrival days. They celebrate the arrival of the first ships with their respective immigrants.

====New Year's Eve====
[[File:Kerstoudjaar 037.jpg|thumb|Pagara (red firecracker ribbons)]]

New Year's Eve in Suriname is called ''Oud jaar'', ''Owru Yari'', or "old year". [[Firecrackers]] called ''pagaras'' with long ribbons attached are detonated at midnight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/A-Sabbatical-in-Suriname-334838.html|title=A Sabbatical in Suriname – Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information|publisher=Funtrivia.com|date=25 February 1980|access-date=13 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922204719/http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/A-Sabbatical-in-Suriname-334838.html|archive-date=22 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Sports===
[[File:KamperveenStadion.jpg|thumb|André Kamperveen Stadium]]
[[File:Essedstadion2024 1.jpg|thumb|Franklin Essed Stadium]]
The major sports in Suriname are [[Association football|football]], [[basketball]], and [[volleyball]]. The [[Suriname Olympic Committee]] is the national governing body for sports in Suriname. The major [[mind sport]]s are [[chess]], [[draughts]], [[Bridge (card game)|bridge]] and [[troefcall]].

Many Suriname-born football players and Dutch-born football players of Surinamese descent have turned out to play for the [[Netherlands national football team|Dutch national team]], including [[Gerald Vanenburg]], [[Ruud Gullit]], [[Frank Rijkaard]], [[Edgar Davids]], [[Clarence Seedorf]], [[Patrick Kluivert]], [[Aron Winter]], [[Georginio Wijnaldum]], [[Virgil van Dijk]], and [[Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink]]. In 1999, [[Humphrey Mijnals]], who played for both [[Suriname national football team|Suriname]] and the Netherlands, was elected Surinamese footballer of the century.<ref>{{cite web|title=Het debuut van Humphrey Mijnals|url=http://www.olympischstadion.nl/nl/2_nieuws/?news_id=913|publisher=Olympisch Stadion|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055955/http://www.olympischstadion.nl/nl/2_nieuws/?news_id=913|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> Another famous player is [[André Kamperveen]], who captained Suriname in the 1940s and was the first Surinamese to play professionally in the Netherlands.

In 2021 [[Suriname national football team|Suriname]] participated in their first [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] where they played against Costa Rica, Jamaica and Guadeloupe in Group C. Suriname lost its first two matches against Jamaica and Costa Rica, but ended third in the group following a 2–1 win against Guadeloupe.

Swimmer [[Anthony Nesty]] is the only [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medalist for Suriname. He won gold in the 100-meter butterfly at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]] and he won bronze in the same discipline at the 1992 Summer Olympics in [[Barcelona]]. Originally from [[Trinidad and Tobago]], he now lives in [[Gainesville, Florida]], and is the head coach of the University of Florida swim team.
[[File:Purcy R. Olivieira Sportcentrum, 2.jpg|thumb|Purcy R. Olivieira Sports Center]]
The most famous international track & field athlete from Suriname is [[Letitia Vriesde]], who won a silver medal at the [[1995 World Championships in Athletics|1995 World Championships]] behind Ana Quirot in the 800 metres, the first medal won by a South American female athlete in World Championship competition. In addition, she also won a bronze medal at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001 World Championships]] and won several medals in the 800 and 1500 metres at the [[Pan-American Games]] and [[Central American and Caribbean Games]]. [[Tommy Asinga]] also received acclaim for winning a bronze medal in the 800 metres at the [[1991 Pan American Games]].

[[Cricket]] is popular in Suriname to some extent, influenced by its popularity [[Cricket in the Netherlands|in the Netherlands]] and in neighbouring Guyana. The [[Surinaamse Cricket Bond]] is an [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate member]] of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). Suriname and Argentina were the only ICC associate members in South America when ICC had a three tiered membership, although Guyana is represented on the [[West Indies Cricket Board]], a full member. [[Suriname national cricket team|The national cricket team]] was ranked 47th in the world and sixth in the [[ICC Americas]] region as of June 2014, and competes in the [[World Cricket League]] (WCL) and [[ICC Americas Championship]]. [[Iris Jharap]], born in Paramaribo, played [[women's One Day International]] matches for [[Netherlands national women's cricket team|the Dutch national side]], the only Surinamese to do so.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/netherlands/content/player/54678.html Iris Jharap player profile and statistics] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2014.</ref>

In the sport of [[badminton]], another popular sport in Suriname especially with the youth, the local heroes are [[Virgil Soeroredjo]],   [[Mitchel Wongsodikromo]], [[Sören Opti]] and also [[Crystal Leefmans]]. All winning medals for Suriname at the [[Carebaco International|Carebaco Caribbean Championships]], the [[Central American and Caribbean Games]] (CACSO Games)<ref>[http://www.rnw.nl/suriname/article/het-blijft-bij-een-keer-brons-op-cacso Het blijft bij één keer brons op Cacso| Radio Nederland Wereldomroep]. Rnw.nl (27 September 2012). Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref> and also at the [[South American Games]], better known as the [[ODESUR]] Games. Virgil Soeroredjo also participated for Suriname at the [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Summer Olympics]], only the second badminton player, after [[Oscar Brandon]], for Suriname to achieve this.<ref>[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/soeroredjo-virgil-1102087/ Results And Medalists] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404122609/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/soeroredjo-virgil-1102087/|date=4 April 2013 }}. London2012.com. Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref> [[Surinamese National Badminton Championships|National Champion]] [[Sören Opti]] became the third Surinamese badminton player to participate at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in 2016.

Multiple time [[K-1]] [[kickboxing]] world champions [[Ernesto Hoost]] and [[Remy Bonjasky]] were born in Suriname or are of Surinamese descent. Other kickboxing world champions include [[Gilbert Ballantine]], [[Rayen Simson]], [[Melvin Manhoef]], [[Tyrone Spong]], [[Andy Ristie]], [[Jairzinho Rozenstruik]], [[Regian Eersel]], and [[Donovan Wisse]].

Suriname also has a [[Suriname national korfball team|national korfball team]], with [[korfball]] being a Dutch sport. [[Vinkensport]] is also practised.

In 2016, the [[Sports Hall of Fame Suriname]] was established in the building of the Suriname Olympic Committee and is dedicated to the achievements of the Surinamese sporters.<ref name="SN">Starnieuws, [http://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/38230  Hall of Fame na twaalf jaar een feit geworden], 6 November 2016 {{in lang|nl}}</ref>