On Boganda Day, schools, community groups and cultural organisations take to the streets in parades. People wear brightly coloured traditional clothing - woven fabrics in deep reds, golds and greens that catch the sunlight. Drummers lead the processions, and dancers move alongside them performing traditional dances that have been passed down through many generations.
Different communities across the country celebrate in their own regional styles. In some areas, traditional storytellers called griots recite long poems and historical accounts from memory, keeping alive stories about the country's peoples and landscapes. In other areas, competitions in traditional singing or drumming bring communities together in friendly rivalry.
Schools often prepare special performances for Boganda Day - children learn songs and dances in the weeks leading up to it. Teachers use the day as an opportunity to talk about the different regions of the country and the different cultural groups who all call the Central African Republic home.
The motto of the Central African Republic is 'Zo kwe zo' - which means 'every person is a person' in the national language Sango. Boganda Day is a time to celebrate this idea - that all the different people and cultures within the country are of equal value and deserve respect.