市政办公室关闭以纪念六月节158周年
In honor and celebration of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, Cherry Hill Town Hall will be closing at 六月十五日(星期四)下午十二时正,六月十六日(星期五)休息。 Cherry Hill Township is following the guidance from the state of New Jersey where under the new law, Juneteenth Day in New Jersey will be observed the third Friday in June. 垃圾和可回收物品将定期收集。
请于6月17日星期六加入樱桃山镇,参加由樱桃山非裔美国公民协会在克罗夫特农场举办的第三届年度六月节游行和节日。 Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, the day enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation two years prior. 虽然它是庆祝奴隶制结束的最古老的全国性节日,但六月节直到最近才在全国范围内变得更加知名,现在全国越来越多的社区都在庆祝它。