Extra Special Tea Set Celebrating Jamaica's Independence

This beautiful tea set you're looking at is special. Very special. This is from my country, Jamaica, and symbolizes the day we declared our independence from the United Kingdom - August 6, 1962.

This day is known as Independence Day and is vigorously celebrated every year by Jamaicans in Jamaica and all over the world.  This includes a gorgeous National Independence Day Parade, lots of activities in parishes all around the country, culminating with what is called the National Grand Gala.

For many years, every Jamaican household had one of these sets, along with other memorabilia from that special day. As a child, I remember playing with all the items my parents had celebrating this special day.  It is often placed in a special glass case and strategically placed for all to see when you walk into a household. It's viewed as a historic piece that no one is allowed to use, for fear of any of the pieces being broken. It was and still is, treated with extra special care to this day.

This set was willed to me by an elder in my family and I am ever so grateful to have my own. No one is ever allowed to touch it for fear of breakage and I don't believe I would be able to replace any part of it.

Jamaica celebrates 53 years of Independence today, August 6, 2015. Happy Independence Day, Jamaica!  So glad I have my Jamaican Independence tea set as a symbol of that very historic day.  I'm a very proud owner.