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J'ouvert (/ dʒ uː ˈ v eɪ / joo-VAY) (also Jour ouvert, Jouvay, or Jouvé) [1] [2] [3] is a traditional Carnival celebration in many countries throughout the Caribbean. The parade is believed to have its foundation in Trinidad & Tobago, with roots steeped in French Afro-Creole traditions such as Canboulay.
A wide variety of costumes (called "mas") depicting traditional Trinidadian Carnival characters are seen throughout the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. After emancipation in 1838, freed slaves combined African masking culture with French colonial influence [ 1 ] to create characters that parodied the upper-class customs and costumes of Carnival.
Carnival Celebration leaving Funchal. Carnival Celebration is divided into six zones incorporating themed elements and spaces that host activities and events and also house various dining and shopping outlets. [6] On her top decks, Carnival Celebration hosts the "Ultimate Playground" zone, where the shipboard roller coaster is located, dubbed ...
The carnival soon featured dancing by men and women in masks. During the mid- and late-1800s, the colonial government tried various ways to suppress Carnival and Carnival festivities. [ 26 ] These prohibitions resulted in civil disorder, including the Canboulay riots of 1881 and 1884.
The term "cosplay" is a Japanese blend word of the English terms costume and play. [1] The term was coined by Nobuyuki Takahashi [] of Studio Hard [3] after he attended the 1984 World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles [4] and saw costumed fans, which he later wrote about in an article for the Japanese magazine My Anime []. [3]
However, Haruka, believing in the power of song, sings alongside Minami and Kirara, awakening Dress Up Keys that frees the locked away items. Working together, the Cures fight off Odoren's minions and free the captured royal family, who reveal the festival was meant to appease a dragon who guards over Harmonia.
"Mardi-Gras" at Fort Liberté N. Haiti A carnival in Grenada in 1965. A junkanoo costume worn by Black people in the Bahamas is similar to other carnival and festival cultures in the Black diaspora. Many Pan-American carnivals in the African diaspora have performances and regalia which resemble those of Mardi Gras Indians, such as: [140] [141]
The following is a list of characters from the OVA and manga series Carnival Phantasm, written by Eri Takenashi, Type-Moon for the manga, and Makoto Uezu for the OVA. The series focuses on funny and absurd situations happening to the various characters of the Type-Moon franchises, mostly from Fate/stay night and Tsukihime.