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We lucked out and happened to be in Nassau on the same day they were holding the children's parade, part of the annual Junkanoo cultural festival. Date: 15 December 2005, 18:05:40: Source: Flickr: Junkanoo Festival, Nassau: Author: Jon Worth: Permission (Reusing this file)
Junkanoo is a festival that was originated during the period of African chattel slavery in British American colonies. It is practiced most notably in The Bahamas, Jamaica and Belize, and historically in North Carolina and Miami, where there are significant settlements of West Indian people during the post-emancipation era.
The junkanoo is still practiced in North Carolina and remnants still exist in Belize. It is most well known, though, from Nassau and Freeport . Since the 1950s the influence of American culture has increased, mainly through TV and radio broadcasts from Florida stations, and other Caribbean styles have made inroads: calypso , reggae and soca ...
Most cruise ships that sail the Caribbean make a stop in Nassau. That's because the port can accommodate six cruise ships per day including the largest ships in the world. Nassau offers beaches ...
Nassau had a population of 128,420 females and 117,909 males and was home to 70,222 households with an average family size of 3.5 according to the 2010 census. [19] Nassau's large population in relation to the remainder of the Bahamas is the result of waves of immigration from the Family Islands to the capital. Consequently, this has led to the ...
Junkanoo is a large contributor to the music of the Bahamas. It is a type of street carnival which occurs on December 26 ( Boxing Day ) and New Year's Day (January 1). This traditional celebration was started with an African slave by the name of John Canoe .
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The island, with an area of 277 hectares (685 acres) [1] (2.8 km 2 /1.1 sq mi), is located just off the shore of the city of Nassau, which is itself located on the northern edge of the island of New Providence. It is best known for the sprawling resort Atlantis with its extensive water park rides, pools, beach, restaurants, walk-in aquarium and ...