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Kenya’s Jamhuri Day: Street Parades, School Marches, and National Pride
肯尼亚独立日：街头游行、学生列队与民族自豪感
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Every December 12, Kenyans celebrate Jamhuri Day with colorful parades in Nairobi.
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Schoolchildren practice marching for weeks, wearing green, white, and black uniforms proudly.
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Families gather near roadside barriers to cheer as bands play traditional Swahili songs.
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Local leaders give short speeches about unity, education, and shared responsibility for the nation.
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Street vendors sell samosas, mandazi, and bottles of passion fruit juice to cheering crowds.
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Young artists paint murals of national heroes on community center walls before the holiday.
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At home, mothers prepare ugali and sukuma wiki while radios broadcast live parade coverage.
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Children wave small Kenyan flags and recite the national pledge during morning assemblies.
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Even in rural villages, people wear matching kikoy wraps and share stories of independence.
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The day ends with fireworks over Uhuru Park and soft singing of 'Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu'.